Most people you’d tell “I’m gonna be a musician,” they’d say, “you’re crazy, you’re gonna starve, you’re gonna be poor, a drug addict, go to jail, you’ll never make it, there’s too much competition.
BILLY JOELThis is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won’t although we’ll want to.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
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You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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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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I watched the mighty skyline fall
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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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You can linger too long in your dreams.
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Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here.” And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, “Well, I’m coming back, no matter what.”
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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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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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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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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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
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