I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
BILLY JOELI’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints – the sinners are much more fun.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
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In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary safe and strong, to heal the wounds from lovers past, until a new one comes along…
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There was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck…
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You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be before your time.
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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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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Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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I’m in a New York state of mind
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Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
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In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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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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