Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here.” And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, “Well, I’m coming back, no matter what.”
BILLY JOELThere will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through after two thousand years?
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Remember how I found you there alone in your electric chair, I told you dirty jokes until you smiled.
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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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My songs are like my kids.
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My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.
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Oh, she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She’s ahead of her time. Oh, and she never gives out. And she never gives in. She just changes her mind.
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Though it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
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There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
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Someday we’ll all be gone, but lullabies go on and on / They never die, that’s how you and I will be
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You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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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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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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I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
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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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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.
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There’s nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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I keep telling people: Don’t make me the poster boy for AA because I don’t know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.
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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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Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
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Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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