I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
BILLY JOELI would not leave you in your times of trouble. We never could have come this far. I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times, I’ll take you just the way you are.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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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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I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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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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I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints – the sinners are much more fun.
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My songs are like my kids.
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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 only beat me if you get me to hate.
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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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I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man.
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I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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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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