When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
BILLY JOELI watched the mighty skyline fall
More Billy Joel Quotes
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This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won’t although we’ll want to.
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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
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It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
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I don’t know why I go to extremes.
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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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I don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
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You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate heart.
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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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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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Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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She’s got a smile that heals me.
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There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
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People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don’t wanna know about your technical problems, or if you’re not feeling good, they don’t wanna know we have a glitch. It’s their night, you better do something to earn that money.
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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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