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Only the good die young. (Billy Joel)
Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be? View quote
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary. View quote
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Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself. View quote
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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. View quote
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You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I'm making more money. View quote
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Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today? View quote
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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created. View quote
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There's nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex. View quote
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I keep telling people: Don't make me the poster boy for AA because I don't know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking. View quote
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So I would choose to be with you, That's if the choice were mine to make, But you can make decisions too, And you can have this heart to break. (Billy Joel)
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. View quote
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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible. View quote
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so. View quote
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Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of life shouldn't try, because being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are. View quote
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I've crashed my car three times. View quote
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It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible. View quote
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music. View quote
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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory. View quote
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I don't know why people thought I was retiring. View quote
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld. (Billy Joel)
We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge. View quote
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I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me. View quote
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I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the song, Only the Good Die Young, asking them to ban my next record. View quote
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If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had expected to see there; and third, the greatest wonder of all, to find myself there. View quote
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