My songs are like my kids.
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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There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
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I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
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There’s a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
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I always loved music, so I would probably either be in a band with another group of people, or an arranger, a producer, a musicologist, a music history guy, something to do with music. Either that, or I would probably be in jail. Or dead.
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Don’t wait for answers, just take your chances. Don’t ask me why.
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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
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We drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don’t know why I even care, we get so high and get nowhere.
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It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
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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 consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.
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You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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