Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
BILLY JOELYou enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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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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You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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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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When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
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When I was 19, I made my first good week’s pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
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It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you’re gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.
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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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When 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.
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
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