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 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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I remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that’s what I was going to write the song about.
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If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things.
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you’re gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.
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So many faces in and out of my life Some will last Some will be just now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again.
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When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I’m a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric.
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Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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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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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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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’re having a hard time and lately you don’t feel so good; You’re getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It’s alright, it’s alright.
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I’ve been looking for.
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