When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
BILLY JOELSo before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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So I would choose to be with you. That’s if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you’re the only one who knows.
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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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If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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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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Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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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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Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.
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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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