I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
BILLY JOELWe all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I didn’t graduate high school, so I never got a teacher’s education, I’m mostly self-read, self-taught.
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But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that’s trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
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I’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
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Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?
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Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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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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There was an edge of, ‘Go away kid, you’re bothering me’. I’ve kicked myself a million times since. I could’ve discovered Whitney Houston.
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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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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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It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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