Billy Joel Quotes
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I think people do their bravest work when given an elusive canvas. That would be seemingly the weirdest, but also the most wonderful.
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If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
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I was convinced in middle school that I invented tight-rolling your pants, because I would get hand-me-downs from my brothers, and of course they were bell-bottoms from the '70s. So I would fold and fold over the bells. I like to think I started the trend. But I didn't.
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There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.
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I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.
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I see my fans as music lovers. I really love that. There's no age group or demographic. It's people of all ages and backgrounds. Country people and non-country people. I wanted to make music across the board.
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If there's anything that would unite the world, it would be music.
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We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!
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Paper and ink are all but trash, if I cannot find the thought which the writer did think.
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The perfect day for me is waking up and having a cup of tea with my kids before I drive them to school; Then, I go into the studio and try and write some music for three or four hours and give up about noon.
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I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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I lost myself in the bubble of music - driving myself to be a success.
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I've always been a really really big Sheryl Crow fan. I just respect what she does in a way that she just remains true to her music and sort of has just been real. She isn't trying too hard ever.
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I don't think fashion is evil.
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But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music.
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I think music should be experienced by people all ages.
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I firmly disbelieve that one has to be a tortured soul to write good music.
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I think pop music is a great place to get new ideas across.
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My sound is, at its core, a mix of things. Definitely an imperfect mix, but one that incorporates elements of the music I love - a bit of indie rock, super rhythmic rapping, and lots of synths.
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Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.
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I've found that most people who are bound together legally would be a damn sight happier together -or apart -if they were released from the contract. A man-woman relationship is physical and emotional, not legal.
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If you stop for lunch elsewhere in the world, you tend to eat a sandwich, and a bad one. Italy is unique for the style of life. I think everyone envies it a bit.
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I can't think of one person I've ever met who didn't like some type of music.
