Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
BILLY JOELIt’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?
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
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Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
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Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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I’ve crashed my car three times.
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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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There was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck…
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Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems
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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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You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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