My songs are like my kids.
BILLY JOELI never said I wasn’t going to play any more. I don’t know where that came from.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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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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Hope you don’t think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I’m a piano player. I’m already unplugged.
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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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Don’t go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don’t imagine you’re too familiar And I don’t see you anymore I would not leave you in times of trouble
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I don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
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When I was 19, I made my first good week’s pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
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I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary safe and strong, to heal the wounds from lovers past, until a new one comes along…
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