Billy Joel Quotes
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I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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Why should I worry, why should I care? And even when I cross that line, I got street savoire faire.
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But I don't want some pretty face To tell me pretty lies All I want is someone to believe.
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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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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I didn't graduate high school, so I never got a teacher's education, I'm mostly self-read, self-taught. 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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The happiest times in my life were when my relationships were going well -- when I was in love with someone, and someone was loving me. But in my whole life, I haven't met the person I can sustain a relationship with yet. So I'm discontented about that. I'm angry with myself. I have regrets.
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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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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I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers, I've been in the magazines But if I go cold, I won't get sold I get put in the back in the discount rack Like another can of beans.
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Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
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I have a theory that is the only original things we ever do are mistakes. The only thing that we can really attribute to ourselves that is purely original are our screw-ups.
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I was amazed by the way all of that played out in the media. To me, a musician going to rehab is like a normal person going to get his teeth cleaned. Don't these people ever watch ""Behind the Music""? It's a cliche. If I had known that the story was going to be reported in the way that it was, I would have considered not going at all.
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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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I know that everybody has a dream Everybody has a dream And this is my dream, my own Just to be at home And to be all alone . . . with you.
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And the word spread of Billy the Kid.
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You Catholic girls start much too late But sooner or later it comes down to fate I might as well be the one.
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You can't go home with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You don't sleep with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You don't get hugged by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and you don't have children with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I want what everybody else wants: to love and to be loved, and to have a family. Being in love has always been the most important thing in my life.
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Ah, you look so good to me With my eyes open wide, I can see Ah, you feel so good to me And it's so good when you're here cause I'm free.
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There was a time in my life when I was drinking too much, and so I have stopped. It's an interesting concept. 'Just don't drink.' Hmm! I never thought of that!
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It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.
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Every child had a pretty good shot, to get at least as far as their old man got. But something happened on the way to that place. They threw an American flag in our face.