Billy Joel Quotes
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There's a place in the world for the angry young man With his working class ties and his radical plans He refuses to bend he refuses to crawl And he's always at home with his back to the wall And he's proud of his scars and the battles he's lost And struggles and bleeds as he hangs on his cross And likes to be known as the angry young man.
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You're having a hard time and lately you don't feel so good; You're getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It's alright, it's alright; Sometimes that's what it takes. You're only human, you're allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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I know I'm searching for something Something so undefined That it can only be seen By the eyes of the blind In the middle of the night.
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I promised I would never leave you And you should always know Wherever you may go No matter where you are I never will be far away.
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She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.
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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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Slow down you're doing fine You can't be everything you want to be before your time.
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Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
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We were sharp... as sharp as knives. And we were so gung-ho to lay down our lives...
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My friends and I are crazy. That's the only thing that keeps us sane!
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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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You've given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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I am the entertainer, I've come to do my show You've heard my latest record, it's been on the radio It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.
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A typical day in the life of a heavy metal musician consists of a round of golf and an AA meeting.
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they're the only times I've ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own. Now I have seen that sad surrender in my lovers eyes...and I can only stand apart and sympathize...for we are only what our situations hand us...it's either sadness or euphoria...
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They say there's a heaven for those who wait, some say it's better I say it ain't.
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I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies, all I want is someone to believe.
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I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity.
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Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. When will you realize... Vienna waits for you.
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Forced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it's either sadness or euphoria.
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Take risks. Take chances. Don't be afraid. You gotta go into life brave.
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What if she figures out you're not very smart?