I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
BILLY JOELThey say there’s a heaven for those who wait, some say it’s better I say it ain’t.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
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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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Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm – walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
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Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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Forced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it’s either sadness or euphoria.
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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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I don’t know why I go to extremes.
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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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They say there’s a heaven for those who wait, some say it’s better I say it ain’t.
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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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Hot funk, cold punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me.
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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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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
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