I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
BILLY JOELThere’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I’m in a New York state of mind
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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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Remember how I found you there alone in your electric chair, I told you dirty jokes until you smiled.
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Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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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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My songs are like my kids.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
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You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
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I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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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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I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
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