What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
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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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we’re all in the mood for a melody, And you’ve got us feeling all right.
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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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Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.
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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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I’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
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So before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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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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Only the good die young.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
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We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
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We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
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I was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
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