Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
BILLY JOELI 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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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We never could have come this far I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times I’ll take you just the way you are Don’t go trying some new fashion Don’t change the color of your hair. […] I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
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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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every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
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I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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So many faces in and out of my life Some will last Some will be just now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again.
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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You’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.
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Don’t go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don’t imagine you’re too familiar And I don’t see you anymore I would not leave you in times of trouble
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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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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one
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I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
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