Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
BILLY JOELMore than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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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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Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems
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Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
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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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You’ve got yoga, I’ve got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
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Sergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
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I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
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There’s nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.
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If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I’ve been looking for.
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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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