People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don’t wanna know about your technical problems, or if you’re not feeling good, they don’t wanna know we have a glitch. It’s their night, you better do something to earn that money.
BILLY JOELYou’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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As an atheist you have to rationalize things… Then you have to try and make some sort of sense out of your problems. And if you try and find you can’t, you have no choice but to be good and scared — but that’s okay!
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I keep telling people: Don’t make me the poster boy for AA because I don’t know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.
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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
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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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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
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Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev’rybody loves you now.
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So before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
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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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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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What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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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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