What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
BILLY JOELWhen I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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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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Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
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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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Hot funk, cold punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me.
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Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we’re all in the mood for a melody, And you’ve got us feeling all right.
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I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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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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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.
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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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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won’t stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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