Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
BILLY JOELI took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Don’t wait for answers, just take your chances. Don’t ask me why.
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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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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Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
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I would not leave you in your times of trouble. We never could have come this far. I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times, I’ll take you just the way you are.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
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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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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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They say there’s a heaven for those who wait, some say it’s better I say it ain’t.
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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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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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