My songs are like my kids.
BILLY JOELI may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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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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Remember how I found you there alone in your electric chair, I told you dirty jokes until you smiled.
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You only beat me if you get me to hate.
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I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints – the sinners are much more fun.
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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
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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 can’t remember faces, don’t remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.
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Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.
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She’s got a smile that heals me.
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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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In every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past, Until a new one comes along
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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we’re all in the mood for a melody, And you’ve got us feeling all right.
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