Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
BILLY JOELThis is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won’t although we’ll want to.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
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When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
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My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.
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Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I’m totally cool.
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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There was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck…
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So before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
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As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
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And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts… Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they’re for.
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I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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I keep telling people: Don’t make me the poster boy for AA because I don’t know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.
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What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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