Though it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
BILLY JOELPeople in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
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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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Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
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I once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
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There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
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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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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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Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
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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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You may be wrong, but you may be right.
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I’m a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
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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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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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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.”
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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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