Billy Joel ,quotes

I keep telling people: Don't m...

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.

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Artist - musicians, painters, ...

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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Like family, we are tied to ea...

Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.

Billy Joel 03.03.2018 03:03:03 286 quotes

You're not the only one who's ...

You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own.

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Historically, musicians know w...

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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Why do musicians give so much ...

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.

Billy Joel 03.03.2018 03:03:03 286 quotes

I definitely prefer being a lo...

I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.

Billy Joel 03.03.2018 03:03:03 286 quotes

Have you listened to the radio...

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?

Billy Joel 03.03.2018 03:03:03 286 quotes

I am no longer afraid of becom...

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.

Billy Joel 03.03.2018 03:03:03 286 quotes

Musicians want to be the loud ...

Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.

Billy Joel 03.03.2018 03:03:03 286 quotes

I did write a letter to the ar...

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.

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In a way, we are magicians. We...

In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.

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I don't care what consequence ...

I don't care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.

Billy Joel 03.03.2018 03:03:03 286 quotes

More than art, more than liter...

More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.

Billy Joel 03.03.2018 03:03:03 286 quotes

The whole world loves American...

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.

Billy Joel 03.03.2018 03:03:03 286 quotes

I consider myself to be an ine...

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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In an age of incompetence, I'v...

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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Most people are satisfied with...

Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.

Billy Joel 03.03.2018 03:03:03 286 quotes

When I look at great works of ...

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.

Billy Joel 03.03.2018 03:03:03 286 quotes

I don't know why people though...

I don't know why people thought I was retiring.

Billy Joel 03.03.2018 03:03:03 286 quotes

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