Billy Joel Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.”
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“I'm not the kind of guy who wants to be on a pedestal.”
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“In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.”
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“I look at some of the songs I wrote years ago and I can't believe I wrote such crap.”
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“If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.”
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“Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won't stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.”
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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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“Artist - musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life.”
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“Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.”
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“I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons. I didn't like the lessons very much, but I was enchanted by music. Music always transported me somewhere. Singing made feel good and being able to play the piano made me feel good.”
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“I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.”
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“Do what you love, and you'll always love what you do”
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“I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.”
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“I said I love you and that's forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.”
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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.”
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“I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are much more fun.”
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“I'm sure you have some cosmic rationale, but here you are with your faith and your Peter Pan advice.”
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“For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift.”
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“You've got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.”
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“Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.”
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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.”
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“More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.”
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“Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.”
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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.”
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“Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren't always good and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems”
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“Don't wait for answers, just take your chances. Don't ask me why.”
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“Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.”
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“Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue...”
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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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“Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.”
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