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.
BILLY JOELWell I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
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You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
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She’s got a smile that heals me.
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I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
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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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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.
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You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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I didn’t graduate high school, so I never got a teacher’s education, I’m mostly self-read, self-taught.
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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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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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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
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