Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
BILLY JOELWhy don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
More Billy Joel Quotes
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You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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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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I’m single but interviewing.
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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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I’ve crashed my car three times.
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It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
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I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
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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’re having a hard time and lately you don’t feel so good; You’re getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It’s alright, it’s alright.
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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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Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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Only the good die young.
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You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
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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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