Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
BILLY JOELWe are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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You just sit home and masturbate. The phone is going to ring soon, but you just can’t wait.
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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.
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Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.
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Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we’re all in the mood for a melody, And you’ve got us feeling all right.
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Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here.” And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, “Well, I’m coming back, no matter what.”
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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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It’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?
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So 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.
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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
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