We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
BILLY JOELYou may be wrong, but you may be right.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
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She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.
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Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
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If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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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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There was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck…
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Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
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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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Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again
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It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, ‘Son, can you play me a memory?
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
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I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.
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