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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. (Billy Joel)
We might be laughing a bit too loudBut that never hurt no one. View quote
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Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don't. I write in hot blood. View quote
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I've come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it's a Greek tragedy. View quote
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There's an old man sitting next to meMaking love to his tonic and gin. View quote
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People in music lie, but they don't expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies. View quote
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As an atheist you have to rationalize things. . . . Then you have to try and make some sort of sense out of your problems. And if you try and find you can't, you have no choice but to be good and scared -- but that's okay. View quote
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If it seems like I've been lost in 'lets remember', If it seems I'm gettin' older and missin' my younger days, well you shoulda known me much better, cause the past is something that never got in my way. View quote
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If I need a cause for celebration Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind I rely on my imagination And I dream of an imaginary time. View quote
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I see the winos talking to themselvesAnd I can understand. View quote
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You can speak your mind But not on my time. (Billy Joel)
The happiest times in my life were when my relationships were going well -- when I was in love with someone, and someone was loving me. But in my whole life, I haven't met the person I can sustain a relationship with yet. So I'm discontented about that. I'm angry with myself. I have regrets. View quote
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I've played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls. View quote
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A typical day in the life of a heavy metal musician consists of a round of golf and an AA meeting. View quote
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Hope you don't think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I'm a piano player. I'm already unplugged. View quote
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You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong. View quote
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone. View quote
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Your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation. View quote
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You've got your passion. You've got your pride.But don't you know that only fools are satisfiedDream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. View quote
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I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable. View quote
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Everyone is a hypocrite in one sense or another and I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. (Billy Joel)
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. View quote
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If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things. You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. View quote
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I'm a history nut. View quote
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Slow down you're doing fine You can't be everything you want to be Before your time. View quote
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