Artist – musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life.
BILLY JOELSome people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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In hell there’s a big hotel where the bar just closed and the windows never opened. No phone so you can’t call home, and the TV works, but the clicker is broken.
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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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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one
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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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I’m single but interviewing.
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Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?
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There’s a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
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I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
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I’m a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
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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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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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They say there’s a heaven for those who wait, some say it’s better I say it ain’t.
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Nobody 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.”
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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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