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.
BILLY JOELI’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
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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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Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
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Hope you don’t think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I’m a piano player. I’m already unplugged.
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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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So I would choose to be with you. That’s if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you’re the only one who knows.
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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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You just sit home and masturbate. The phone is going to ring soon, but you just can’t wait.
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I’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
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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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Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.
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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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