I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
BILLY JOELYes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man.
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I’m a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
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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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Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
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you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
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Hope you don’t think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I’m a piano player. I’m already unplugged.
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every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
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If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.
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It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, ‘Son, can you play me a memory?
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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money.
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My songs are like my kids.
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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we’re on the verge of all things new.
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