We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
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.
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In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
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You just sit home and masturbate. The phone is going to ring soon, but you just can’t wait.
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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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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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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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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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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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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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Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
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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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You can linger too long in your dreams.
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I didn’t graduate high school, so I never got a teacher’s education, I’m mostly self-read, self-taught.
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