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.
BILLY JOELShe’s got a smile that heals me.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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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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Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
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Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
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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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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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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
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We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one
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Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
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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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I didn’t graduate high school, so I never got a teacher’s education, I’m mostly self-read, self-taught.
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I am the entertainer, I’ve come to do my show You’ve heard my latest record, it’s been on the radio
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I’ve crashed my car three times.
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I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
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