I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.
BILLY JOELI am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I’m single but interviewing.
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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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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When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I’m a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric.
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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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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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This 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.
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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through after two thousand years?
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There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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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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Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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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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