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.
BILLY JOELYou should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints – the sinners are much more fun.
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You’ve got yoga, I’ve got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
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When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
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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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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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Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
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I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
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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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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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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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Know what you love and do what you love. If you don’t do what you love, you’re just wasting your time.
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My songs are like my kids.
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They say there’s a heaven for those who wait, some say it’s better I say it ain’t.
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