I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
BILLY JOELI have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
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You just sit home and masturbate. The phone is going to ring soon, but you just can’t wait.
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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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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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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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People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
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Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here.” And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, “Well, I’m coming back, no matter what.”
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every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
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Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
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I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
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I won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
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We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
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