Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
BILLY JOELShe’s got a smile that heals me.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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If 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.
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Oh, she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She’s ahead of her time. Oh, and she never gives out. And she never gives in. She just changes her mind.
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Artist – musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life.
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We drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don’t know why I even care, we get so high and get nowhere.
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Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
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Hot funk, cold punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me.
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When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I’m a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric.
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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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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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I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
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You’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.
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What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
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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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Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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