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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When 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.
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There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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If it seems like I’ve been lost in ‘lets remember’, If it seems I’m gettin’ older and missin’ my younger days, well you shoulda known me much better, cause the past is something that never got in my way.
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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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You can linger too long in your dreams.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, ‘Son, can you play me a memory?
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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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