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.
BILLY JOELThere are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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I’ve tried to avoid that all my life. When I wrote about soldiers in Vietnam, I wasn’t trying to make a political statement. I was trying to write about how screwed things were for soldiers, and how they still are.
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Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we’re all in the mood for a melody, And you’ve got us feeling all right.
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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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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I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
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You may be wrong, but you may be right.
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Only the good die young.
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In hell there’s a big hotel where the bar just closed and the windows never opened. No phone so you can’t call home, and the TV works, but the clicker is broken.
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I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
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Don’t wait for answers, just take your chances. Don’t ask me why.
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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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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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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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