My songs are like my kids.
BILLY JOELI’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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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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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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints – the sinners are much more fun.
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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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So before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
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I once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
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I won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
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Sergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
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Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.
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I’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
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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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Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
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I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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