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.
BILLY JOELI 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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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My songs are like my kids.
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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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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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There was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck…
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.
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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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Only the good die young.
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I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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Sergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
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In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
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It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
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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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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
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