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 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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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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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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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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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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If it seems like I’ve been lost in ‘lets remember’, If it seems I’m gettin’ older and missin’ my younger days, well you shoulda known me much better, cause the past is something that never got in my way.
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I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
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Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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I’m a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
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I haven’t met the person I can sustain a relationship with yet. So I’m discontented about that. I’m angry with myself. I have regrets.
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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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It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
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Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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