I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
BILLY JOELOh, she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She’s ahead of her time. Oh, and she never gives out. And she never gives in. She just changes her mind.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money.
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Someday we’ll all be gone, but lullabies go on and on / They never die, that’s how you and I will be
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And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
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Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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My songs are like my kids.
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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that’s trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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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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In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.
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I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man.
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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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As an atheist you have to rationalize things… Then you have to try and make some sort of sense out of your problems. And if you try and find you can’t, you have no choice but to be good and scared — but that’s okay!
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I never said I wasn’t going to play any more. I don’t know where that came from.
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Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
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There’s a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
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We drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don’t know why I even care, we get so high and get nowhere.
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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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I said I love you and that’s forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
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Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.
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I’m in a New York state of mind
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I once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
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Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
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I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
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