There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
BILLY JOELThere was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck…
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There was an edge of, ‘Go away kid, you’re bothering me’. I’ve kicked myself a million times since. I could’ve discovered Whitney Houston.
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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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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 think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
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My songs are like my kids.
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There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
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We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
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In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.
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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
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I don’t belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that’s what’s kept me grounded because I know it’s not right.
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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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Hot funk, cold punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me.
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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