I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
BILLY JOELWhen I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I’m a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I don’t know why I go to extremes.
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You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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Most people you’d tell “I’m gonna be a musician,” they’d say, “you’re crazy, you’re gonna starve, you’re gonna be poor, a drug addict, go to jail, you’ll never make it, there’s too much competition.
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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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In every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past, Until a new one comes along
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You’ve got your passion. You’ve got your pride. But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true.
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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I’m a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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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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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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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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But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that’s trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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I didn’t graduate high school, so I never got a teacher’s education, I’m mostly self-read, self-taught.
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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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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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I said I love you and that’s forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
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Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won’t stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
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I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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