Billy Joel Quotes
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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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'Our parents' generation had it a lot tougher than we did. They had to live through the Depression, World War II, and then they had to, you know, try to pick up the pieces of their lives and bring up their children. And, it was a great example for us. I guess we grew up with a certain amount of the ethics our parents had, which is, you know: work hard, make your own way, be independent.
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Honesty is such a lonely word Everyone is so untrue Honest is hardly ever heard And mostly what I need from you.
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Part of me is afraid to let go of this other thing, which was so hugely successful. But on the other hand, I have to move ahead, or else my feet are stuck in the cement. I feel like I'm capable of writing other kinds of music, and I'm at a transitional time in my life.
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
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There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
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Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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I don't know why I go to extremes.
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Well, he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma And the law just could not seem to track him down And it served his legend well For the folks, they'd love to tell 'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town.
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I watched the mighty skyline fall.
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We're on the verge of all things new.
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I know how big business works. I don't trust it.
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When you look into my eyes And you see the crazy gypsy in my soulIt always comes as a surprise When I feel my withered roots begin to grow Well I never had a place that I could call my very own That's all right, my love, 'cause you're my home.
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You only beat me if you get me to hate.
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There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
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Hot funk, cold punk, even if it's old junk, it's still rock and roll to me.
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Give us this day our daily discount merchandise.
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Some of the stuff I'm writing is almost like hymns, some of my first singing and choral experiences were in church, the Church of Christ in Hicksville.
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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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If you want to know what life is like in the Soviet Union, go to your local department of motor vehicles.
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I compare songwriting to childbirth. How many kids can you have before your uterus explodes?
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Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren't always good and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.
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I tell the audience every night, "I hope you didn't pay more than face value on that ticket, because we ain't worth more than that, and you ain't gonna get any more than that."