I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
BILLY JOELI can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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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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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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I don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I’m a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric.
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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.
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I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
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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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Though it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
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I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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I was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
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