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.”
BILLY JOELIf you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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Mozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more 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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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary safe and strong, to heal the wounds from lovers past, until a new one comes along…
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This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we’re on the verge of all things new.
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Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
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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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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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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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And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
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You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.
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Forced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it’s either sadness or euphoria.
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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