There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
BILLY JOELBlack and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
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You can linger too long in your dreams.
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Forced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it’s either sadness or euphoria.
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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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You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
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You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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She’s got a smile that heals me.
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This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won’t although we’ll want to.
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Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won’t stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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I always loved music, so I would probably either be in a band with another group of people, or an arranger, a producer, a musicologist, a music history guy, something to do with music. Either that, or I would probably be in jail. Or dead.
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We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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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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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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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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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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