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.
BILLY JOELBut I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that’s trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here.” And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, “Well, I’m coming back, no matter what.”
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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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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.
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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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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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Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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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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We drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don’t know why I even care, we get so high and get nowhere.
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Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
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Only the good die young.
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It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
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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 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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