Billy Joel
Singer
1949-05-09
Billy Joel is an American singer-songwriter and pianist known for a long run of hit albums and singles. He is one of the best-selling music artists and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Quotes by Billy Joel
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For all our mutual experienceOur separate conclusions are the sameNow we are forced to recognize our inhumanityOur reason coexists with our insanityBut we choose between reality and madnessIt's either sadness or euphoria
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She always says I'm the best friend that she's ever had... how do you hang up on someone who needs you that bad? ~From 'Laura' on The Nylon Curtain
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And the waitress is practicing politicsAs the businessmen slowly get stonedYes, they're sharing a drink they call lonelinessBut its better than drinkin' alone
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...And you're the only one who knows.
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In every heart there is a room,A sanctuary safe and strong,To heal the wounds from lovers past,Until a new one comes along
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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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When the going gets tough, the tough get going
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We didn't start the fireIt was always burningSince the world's been turningWe didn't start the fireNo we didn't light itBut we tried to fight it
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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
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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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When the going gets tough, the tough get going
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In every heart there is a room,A sanctuary safe and strong,To heal the wounds from lovers past,Until a new one comes along
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We didn't start the fireIt was always burningSince the world's been turningWe didn't start the fireNo we didn't light itBut we tried to fight it
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She always says I'm the best friend that she's ever had... how do you hang up on someone who needs you that bad? ~From 'Laura' on The Nylon Curtain
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And the waitress is practicing politicsAs the businessmen slowly get stonedYes, they're sharing a drink they call lonelinessBut its better than drinkin' alone
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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
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For all our mutual experienceOur separate conclusions are the sameNow we are forced to recognize our inhumanityOur reason coexists with our insanityBut we choose between reality and madnessIt's either sadness or euphoria
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...And you're the only one who knows.
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As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
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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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