I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
BILLY JOELThere will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
More Billy Joel Quotes
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What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won’t stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
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I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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She’ll carelessly cut you and laugh while you’re bleeding.
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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
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You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you’re gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.
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