Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
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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We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.
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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money.
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Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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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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Don’t make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money.
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She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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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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I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
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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 am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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