Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
BILLY JOELDon’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we’re on the verge of all things new.
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It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, ‘Son, can you play me a memory?
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I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers.
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Though it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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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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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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There was an edge of, ‘Go away kid, you’re bothering me’. I’ve kicked myself a million times since. I could’ve discovered Whitney Houston.
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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In hell there’s a big hotel where the bar just closed and the windows never opened. No phone so you can’t call home, and the TV works, but the clicker is broken.
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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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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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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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