You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
BILLY JOELI’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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here.” And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, “Well, I’m coming back, no matter what.”
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We never could have come this far I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times I’ll take you just the way you are Don’t go trying some new fashion Don’t change the color of your hair. […] I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
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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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Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.
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I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers.
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
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Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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I’ve crashed my car three times.
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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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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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Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
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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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