Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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 definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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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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I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known.
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People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don’t wanna know about your technical problems, or if you’re not feeling good, they don’t wanna know we have a glitch. It’s their night, you better do something to earn that money.
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Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
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The graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all.
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
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I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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I always loved music, so I would probably either be in a band with another group of people, or an arranger, a producer, a musicologist, a music history guy, something to do with music. Either that, or I would probably be in jail. Or dead.
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What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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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 want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money.
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