I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
BILLY JOELI didn’t graduate high school, so I never got a teacher’s education, I’m mostly self-read, self-taught.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
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Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
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What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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I don’t belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that’s what’s kept me grounded because I know it’s not right.
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Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
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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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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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You can linger too long in your dreams.
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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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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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Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.
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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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Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
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Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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