You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.
BILLY JOELThey say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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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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I won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
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I once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
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It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
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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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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through after two thousand years?
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I remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that’s what I was going to write the song about.
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As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
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She’ll carelessly cut you and laugh while you’re bleeding.
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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