As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
BILLY JOELHope you don’t think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I’m a piano player. I’m already unplugged.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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I’m in a New York state of mind
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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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Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won’t stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
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People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
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Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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The graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all.
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Don’t go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don’t imagine you’re too familiar And I don’t see you anymore I would not leave you in times of trouble
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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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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 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.
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Hope you don’t think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I’m a piano player. I’m already unplugged.
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Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
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You’re having a hard time and lately you don’t feel so good; You’re getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It’s alright, it’s alright.
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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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I’ve tried to avoid that all my life. When I wrote about soldiers in Vietnam, I wasn’t trying to make a political statement. I was trying to write about how screwed things were for soldiers, and how they still are.
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Oh, she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She’s ahead of her time. Oh, and she never gives out. And she never gives in. She just changes her mind.
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We drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don’t know why I even care, we get so high and get nowhere.
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Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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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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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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