I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
BILLY JOELMore than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known.
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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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When I was 19, I made my first good week’s pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
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Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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You may be wrong, but you may be right.
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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I always loved music, so I would probably either be in a band with another group of people, or an arranger, a producer, a musicologist, a music history guy, something to do with music. Either that, or I would probably be in jail. Or dead.
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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things.
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I was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man.
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