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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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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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?
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As an atheist you have to rationalize things… Then you have to try and make some sort of sense out of your problems. And if you try and find you can’t, you have no choice but to be good and scared — but that’s okay!
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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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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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I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known.
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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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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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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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The graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all.
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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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