Billy Joel Quotes
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She's got a smile that heals me I don't know why it is But I have to laugh when she reveals me.
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And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts... Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they're for.
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They all want your white body, and they await your reply.But, between you and me, and this Staten Island ferry... so do I...
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It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News.
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We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
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So many faces in and out of my life Some will last Some will be just now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again. Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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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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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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...And you're the only one who knows.
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The graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all.
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She can kill with a smile, She can wound with her eyes.
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You may be wrong, but you may be right.
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There was an edge of, 'Go away kid, you're bothering me'. I've kicked myself a million times since. I could've discovered Whitney Houston.
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I thinking of people like Phil Ramone or George Martin.
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You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too. Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev'rybody loves you now.
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I work with musicians whose opinions I respect and if they don't like something they don't hold back. They'll say, 'That really sucks' and 'You've lost it' and 'You're no good anymore.' And I crawl away with my tail between my legs and I fear that kind of ridicule, but I want them to like the music I'm bringing to them.
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Well we're waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
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I'm writing new music all the time. I'm just not writing pop stuff. It's not my goal.
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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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Ain't no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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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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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears.
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It feels great to have a #1 album.
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I never stopped writing music, I just stopped writing songs. I've been writing music continually ever since the last album of original tunes, "River Of Dreams" in '93.