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.
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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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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I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I’ve been looking for.
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
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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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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
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I’m in a New York state of mind
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I can’t remember faces, don’t remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.
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I would not leave you in your times of trouble. We never could have come this far. I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times, I’ll take you just the way you are.
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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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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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