It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, ‘Son, can you play me a memory?
BILLY JOELAnd you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
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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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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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There was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck…
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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.
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I’m in a New York state of mind
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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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Only the good die young.
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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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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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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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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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There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
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I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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