Billy Joel Quotes
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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Everybody is different. Some writers can write reams of great books and then J. D. Salinger wrote just a few. Beethoven wrote nine symphonies. They were all phenomenal. Mozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn't mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it's just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.
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I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
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If you search for truthfulness, you might as well be blind.
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I compare songwriting to childbirth. How many kids can you have before your uterus explodes?
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The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.
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I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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Go on and cry in your coffee, but don't come bitching to me.
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Every time I've held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns.
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You may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you're looking for.
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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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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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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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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 can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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I'm not the kind of guy who wants to be on a pedestal.
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I watched the mighty skyline fall.
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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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I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.
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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 the best part of any art form. If you don't have that, you're kidding yourself and your listener.
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My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.
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Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money.