Billy Joel Quotes - Page 11

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• From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand And his daring life of crime made him a legend in his time East and west of the Rio Grande. Well, he started with a bank in Colorado In the pocket of his vest a Colt he hid. And his age and his size took the teller by surprise, And the word spread of Billy the Kid.

  Billy Joel

  Kids, Gun, Boys

  Song: The Ballad Of Billy The Kid, Album: Piano Man, 1973

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• They say that these are not the best of times, but they're the only times I've ever known.

  Billy Joel

  Life, Known, Only Time

  Song: Summer, Highland Falls, Album: Turnstiles, 1976

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• Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.

  Billy Joel

  Work, Heart, Giving

  Song: Movin' Out

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• Sing us a song you're the piano man.
  Sing us a song tonight.
  Cause we're all in the mood for a melody,
  And you've got us feeling all right.

  Billy Joel

  Song, Men, Piano

  "The Piano Man" (song) (1973)

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• Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood. Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But I'm talking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line. I'm in a New York state of mind.

  Billy Joel

  Beach, New York, Holiday

  "New York State of Mind" (song) (1976)

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• You've got your passion. You've got your pride. But don't you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true.

  Billy Joel

  Dream, Passion, Ambition

  Song: Vienna

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• It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News.

  Billy Joel

  New York, Giving, Rhythm And Blues

  Song: New York State Of Mind, Album: Turnstiles, 1976

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• If you could only hear what I dream.

  Billy Joel

  Dream, Ifs

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• I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand Another serenader and another long haired band Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts, But I know the game, you'll forget my name, And I won't be here in another year If I don't stay on the charts.

  Billy Joel

  Heart, Years, Games

  Song: The Entertainer, Album: Streetlife Serenade, 1974

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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.

  Billy Joel

  Evil, Understanding, May

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• She can kill with a smile. She can wound with her eyes. She can ruin your faith with her casual lies. And she only reveals what she wants you to see. She hides like a child, but she's always a woman to me.

  Billy Joel

  Children, Lying, Eye

  FaceBook post by Billy Joel from Aug 13, 2013

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• Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight, and make sure that all her dreams are sweet? Said now, would ya guide her on the roads, and make them softer for her feet? Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight, and make sure that she's gonna be alright, until she's home and here with me.

  Billy Joel

  Dream, Sweet, Travel

  Song: Travelin' Prayer, Album: Piano Man, 1973

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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.

  Billy Joel

  Goodbye, Baby, Hollywood

  Song: Say Goodbye To Hollywood

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• 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.

  Billy Joel

  Fun, Alchemist, Wizards

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• Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.

  Billy Joel

  Needs, Easy, Stage

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

  Billy Joel

  Retirement, People, Retiring

  "Pop quiz classic: Billy Joel". Interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.sfgate.com. 2001.

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• 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.

  Billy Joel

  Successful, Demand, Music Is

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• I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.

  Billy Joel

  House, Jerry

  "Pop quiz classic: Billy Joel". Interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.sfgate.com. 2001.

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• Musicians know all about unemployment. You're unemployed a lot, and I think there's a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.

  Billy Joel

  Thinking, People, Empathy

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• I'm not the kind of guy who wants to be on a pedestal.

  Billy Joel

  Guy, Pedestal, Slippers

  "Q&A WITH BILLY JOEL : 'They See Me as One of Them' : Washed Up? Not to Fans of the Singer's New Album and World Tour". Interview with Dennis Hunt, articles.latimes.com. December 11, 1993.

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• Move to California - my first impression of the Wild West.

  Billy Joel

  Moving, California, First Impression

  "No 'Pressure' for Billy Joel as he begins tour". Interview with Matt Lauer, www.today.com. December 16, 2005.

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• I actually wrote the song first as "well, it's 9 o'clock on a Saturday." That bit. Then I said, You know what? It needs some kind of an introduction to kind of set the mood and set the flavor. So I just played this kind of cocktail lounge thing, the hustle and bustle of waitresses going by - that kind of thing.

  Billy Joel

  Song, Hustle And Bustle, Needs

  "No 'Pressure' for Billy Joel as he begins tour". Interview with Matt Lauer, www.today.com. December 16, 2005.

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• I would say the songs that have different lyrics. I always write the music first, and there's a couple of songs on this box set that have different lyrics from what ended up on the final recording.

  Billy Joel

  Song, Couple, Writing

  "No 'Pressure' for Billy Joel as he begins tour". Interview with Matt Lauer, www.today.com. December 16, 2005.

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• If you're a very unfulfilled person you might have a tendency to turn to crime.

  Billy Joel

  Might, Crime, Tendencies

  "Backstage With Billy Joel: The Billboard Cover Story Interview (Exclusive)". Interview with Ray Waddell, www.billboard.com. January 31, 2014.

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• I'm writing new music all the time. I'm just not writing pop stuff. It's not my goal.

  Billy Joel

  Writing, Goal, Stuff

  Source: www.ew.com

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