Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
BILLY JOELI think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I’ve tried to avoid that all my life. When I wrote about soldiers in Vietnam, I wasn’t trying to make a political statement. I was trying to write about how screwed things were for soldiers, and how they still are.
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I watched the mighty skyline fall
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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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In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
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Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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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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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money.
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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