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
BILLY JOELYou want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I watched the mighty skyline fall
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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You’ve got yoga, I’ve got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
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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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People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don’t wanna know about your technical problems, or if you’re not feeling good, they don’t wanna know we have a glitch. It’s their night, you better do something to earn that money.
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You’re having a hard time and lately you don’t feel so good; You’re getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It’s alright, it’s alright.
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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
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I remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that’s what I was going to write the song about.
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So many faces in and out of my life Some will last Some will be just now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again.
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Though it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
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Hope you don’t think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I’m a piano player. I’m already unplugged.
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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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Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
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