I have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.
BILLY JOELThe 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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
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Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I’m totally cool.
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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
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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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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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Sergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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