I didn’t graduate high school, so I never got a teacher’s education, I’m mostly self-read, self-taught.
BILLY JOELI believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
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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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Don’t wait for answers, just take your chances. Don’t ask me why.
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I never said I wasn’t going to play any more. I don’t know where that came from.
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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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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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You’ve got yoga, I’ve got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.
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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
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They say there’s a heaven for those who wait, some say it’s better I say it ain’t.
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When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
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You can linger too long in your dreams.
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People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don’t wanna know about your technical problems, or if you’re not feeling good, they don’t wanna know we have a glitch. It’s their night, you better do something to earn that money.
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