Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
BILLY JOELThough it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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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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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we’re on the verge of all things new.
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I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.
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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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So I would choose to be with you. That’s if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you’re the only one who knows.
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Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
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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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Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
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Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?
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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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I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I’m totally cool.
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