I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
BILLY JOELYou’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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
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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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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money.
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Only the good die young.
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You’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.
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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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I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
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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 think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
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Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm – walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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Hot funk, cold punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me.
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