Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.
BILLY JOELI can’t remember faces, don’t remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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You just sit home and masturbate. The phone is going to ring soon, but you just can’t wait.
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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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Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we’re all in the mood for a melody, And you’ve got us feeling all right.
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I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers.
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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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Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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You only beat me if you get me to hate.
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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 said I love you and that’s forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
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