every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
BILLY JOELHonesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again
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Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm – walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
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What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
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I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints – the sinners are much more fun.
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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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You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.
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I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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I would not leave you in your times of trouble. 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.
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Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
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And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts… Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they’re for.
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Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
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