I’m in a New York state of mind
BILLY JOELI 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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
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I am the entertainer, I’ve come to do my show You’ve heard my latest record, it’s been on the radio
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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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In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.
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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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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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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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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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Artist – musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life.
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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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I don’t belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that’s what’s kept me grounded because I know it’s not right.
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
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I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
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