I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
BILLY JOELWe’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
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Mozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.
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In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.
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Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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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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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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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known.
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This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won’t although we’ll want to.
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I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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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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You’re having a hard time and lately you don’t feel so good; You’re getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It’s alright, it’s alright.
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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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