I have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.
BILLY JOELMozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate heart.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
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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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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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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through after two thousand years?
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Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.
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Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
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Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
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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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I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
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