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.”
BILLY JOELI’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
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Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
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My songs are like my kids.
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Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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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.
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Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems
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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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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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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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So I would choose to be with you. That’s if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you’re the only one who knows.
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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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I’m single but interviewing.
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