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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I always hated my hair, so now it's going away.
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Go on and cry in your coffee, but don't come bitching to me.
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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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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 am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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It's not just the market fluctuation. It's also what's going on with these big companies. Everyone's got questions about this.
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I always wanted to try to be a teacher even before I was in the music business. I liked history, and good teachers made an impact on me.
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Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
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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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We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one.
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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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You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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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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But I don't want some pretty face To tell me pretty lies All I want is someone to believe.
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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 am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers, I've been in the magazines But if I go cold, I won't get sold I get put in the back in the discount rack Like another can of beans.
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Shades of grey wherever I go The more I find out the less that I know Black and white is how it should be But shades of grey are the colors I see.
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Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money.
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Hope you don't think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I'm a piano player. I'm already unplugged.
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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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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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You've got yoga, I've got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
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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.