I was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
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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Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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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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If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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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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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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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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We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
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She’s got a smile that heals me.
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In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
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There’s a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
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Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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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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