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.
BILLY JOELI started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
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In hell there’s a big hotel where the bar just closed and the windows never opened. No phone so you can’t call home, and the TV works, but the clicker is broken.
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You can linger too long in your dreams.
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There was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck…
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known.
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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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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
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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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There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
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I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
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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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I remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that’s what I was going to write the song about.
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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