Billy Joel Quotes
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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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I've always said about 50% of what happens at a concert has to do with the audience. If you play for a dead audience you're gonna stink. If we play for a great crowd we're much better. You want 'em to make noise. It's kinda like sex, if they don't make noise, you ain't doin' it right.
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If I'm gonna be losing it, I might as well be doing it right.
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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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You'll learn more from your accidents than anything that you could ever learn at school.
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I always hated my hair, so now it's going away.
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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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But I don't want some pretty face To tell me pretty lies All I want is someone to believe.
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If we're going to keep ourselves interested, we can't play for the reviewer and we can't just play for the audience. In the end, you have to just play for yourself.
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So many faces in and out of my life Some will last Some will be just now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again. Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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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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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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We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one.
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You only beat me if you get me to hate.
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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'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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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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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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There's always a place for the angry young man with his fist in the air and his head in the sand. He's never been able to learn from mistakes, he can't understand why his heart always breaks.
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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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It's okay if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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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.