I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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 may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
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But 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.
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Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
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I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary safe and strong, to heal the wounds from lovers past, until a new one comes along…
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I am the entertainer, I’ve come to do my show You’ve heard my latest record, it’s been on the radio
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.
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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 said I love you and that’s forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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I’ve tried to avoid that all my life. When I wrote about soldiers in Vietnam, I wasn’t trying to make a political statement. I was trying to write about how screwed things were for soldiers, and how they still are.
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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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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers.
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