If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
BILLY JOELNobody 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.”
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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I’m in a New York state of mind
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If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.
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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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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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You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev’rybody loves you now.
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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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Though it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
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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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You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
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I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
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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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