Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
BILLY JOELI believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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You only beat me if you get me to hate.
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You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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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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I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
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Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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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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You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.
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Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
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I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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