I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
BILLY JOELIn 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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
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She’ll carelessly cut you and laugh while you’re bleeding.
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I’m a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
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Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
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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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Though you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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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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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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You can linger too long in your dreams.
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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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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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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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