Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won’t stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
BILLY JOELIf I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts… Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they’re for.
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You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money.
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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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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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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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Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
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You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
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In 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.
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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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There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
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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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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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Only the good die young.
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