But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that’s trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
BILLY JOELAs long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev’rybody loves you now.
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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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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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I haven’t met the person I can sustain a relationship with yet. So I’m discontented about that. I’m angry with myself. I have regrets.
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I have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.
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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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There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
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I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man.
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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’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
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And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.
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Forced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it’s either sadness or euphoria.
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I said I love you and that’s forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
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In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
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Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won’t stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
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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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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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