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.
BILLY JOELMy daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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She’s got a smile that heals me.
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Don’t make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money.
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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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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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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 haven’t met the person I can sustain a relationship with yet. So I’m discontented about that. I’m angry with myself. I have regrets.
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You’ve got your passion. You’ve got your pride. But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true.
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Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be before your time.
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Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
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There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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