Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm – walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
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 once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
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I watched the mighty skyline fall
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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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There’s nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.
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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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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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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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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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My songs are like my kids.
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Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won’t although we’ll want to.
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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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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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