I keep telling people: Don’t make me the poster boy for AA because I don’t know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.
BILLY JOELI am the entertainer, I’ve come to do my show You’ve heard my latest record, it’s been on the radio
More Billy Joel Quotes
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You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
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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.
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It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you’re gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.
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Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
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I am the entertainer, I’ve come to do my show You’ve heard my latest record, it’s been on the radio
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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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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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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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This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we’re on the verge of all things new.
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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
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Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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