Mozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.
BILLY JOELPeople 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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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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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Though you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
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You’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.
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I watched the mighty skyline fall
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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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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I don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
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Sergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
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