…And you’re the only one who knows.
BILLY JOELI had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate heart.
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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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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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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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Most people you’d tell “I’m gonna be a musician,” they’d say, “you’re crazy, you’re gonna starve, you’re gonna be poor, a drug addict, go to jail, you’ll never make it, there’s too much competition.
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I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man.
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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
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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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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
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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 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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