Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
BILLY JOELSo I would choose to be with you. That’s if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you’re the only one who knows.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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I don’t know why I go to extremes.
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In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary safe and strong, to heal the wounds from lovers past, until a new one comes along…
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Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
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People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don’t wanna know about your technical problems, or if you’re not feeling good, they don’t wanna know we have a glitch. It’s their night, you better do something to earn that money.
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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
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I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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