I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
BILLY JOELHistorically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm – walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man.
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And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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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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I 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’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
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If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.
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I watched the mighty skyline fall
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