Billy Joel Quotes
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Classical music always had a great influence on me. In fact some of my songs have a classical theme in mind.
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You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.
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I'm a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
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The good days weren't really so good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.
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I always thought of myself as the piano player in the band. That, I suppose, I'm confident about, and I guess my songwriting developed as I went along and I got a certain amount of confidence in that. The songs are like my kids, I'm proud of all of them for one reason or another.
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If I traveled all my life And I never get to stop and settle down Long as I have you by my side There's a roof above and good walls all around You're my castle, you're my cabin and my instant pleasure dome I need you in my house 'cause you're my home.
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You've got yoga, I've got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
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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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You may never understand How the Stranger is inspired, But he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong. Though you drown in good intentions, You will never quench the fire. You'll give in to your desire When the Stranger comes along.
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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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I watched the mighty skyline fall.
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You can linger too long in your dreams...
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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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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Move to California - my first impression of the Wild West.
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I hate making videos. Songs are not visual. You get it out of the air. You don't watch it on MTV.
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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 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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You'll learn more from your accidents than anything that you could ever learn at school.
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People who are looking for art in rock 'n' roll or pop are looking for something that either doesn't or shouldn't exist.
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It's okay if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
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I've only felt content a few times in my life, and it never lasted. I'm very discontented right now. There are situations in my life that didn't pan out. I'm like most other human beings. I try and I fail.
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Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, "Listen to me." Now it says, "Look at me."