I watched the mighty skyline fall
BILLY JOELMusicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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There’s nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.
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I won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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Don’t make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money.
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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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Only the good die young.
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be before your time.
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Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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The graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all.
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We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
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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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Though you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
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Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here.” And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, “Well, I’m coming back, no matter what.”
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