I always loved music, so I would probably either be in a band with another group of people, or an arranger, a producer, a musicologist, a music history guy, something to do with music. Either that, or I would probably be in jail. Or dead.
BILLY JOELDon’t make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we’re all in the mood for a melody, And you’ve got us feeling all right.
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Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things.
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I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
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Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems
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Remember how I found you there alone in your electric chair, I told you dirty jokes until you smiled.
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I haven’t met the person I can sustain a relationship with yet. So I’m discontented about that. I’m angry with myself. I have regrets.
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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
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Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
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