I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
BILLY JOELMy songs are like my kids.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
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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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So I would choose to be with you. That’s if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you’re the only one who knows.
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Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
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I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
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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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Though you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
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You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.
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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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You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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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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Hot funk, cold punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me.
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