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.
BILLY JOELI don’t belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that’s what’s kept me grounded because I know it’s not right.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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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 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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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through after two thousand years?
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We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.
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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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What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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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.
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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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Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again
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I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
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When I was 19, I made my first good week’s pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
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My songs are like my kids.
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