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Billy Joel Quotes (1949-)
Writer, Singer, Artist
About Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949, in the Bronx, New York) is a pianist, singer and songwriter. A six-time Grammy award winner, he is one of the best selling artists in music history.
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“Streetlife serenaders
Have no obligations
Hold no grand illusions
Need no stimulation.”
Have no obligations
Hold no grand illusions
Need no stimulation.”
“I'm so romantic
I'm such a passionate man
Sometimes I panic
What if nobody finds out who I am?”
I'm such a passionate man
Sometimes I panic
What if nobody finds out who I am?”
“Well I'm living here in Allentown
And it's hard to keep a good man down
But I won't be getting up today.”
And it's hard to keep a good man down
But I won't be getting up today.”
“She comes to me when I'm feelin' down
Inspires me without a sound
She touches me and I get turned around.”
Inspires me without a sound
She touches me and I get turned around.”
“Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you.”
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you.”
“It's nine o' clock on a Saturday
Regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin.”
Regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin.”
“Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight.
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling alright.”
Sing us a song tonight.
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling alright.”
“It's just a fantasy
It's not the real thing
It's just a fantasy
It's not the real thing.
But sometimes a fantasy
Is all you need.”
It's not the real thing
It's just a fantasy
It's not the real thing.
But sometimes a fantasy
Is all you need.”
“Some people hope for a miracle cure
Some people just accept the world as it is.
But I'm not willing to lay down and die
Because I am an innocent man.”
Some people just accept the world as it is.
But I'm not willing to lay down and die
Because I am an innocent man.”
“Seen the lights go out Broadway
I saw the Empire State laid low
And life went on beyond the Palisades
They all bought Cadillacs
And left there long ago.”
I saw the Empire State laid low
And life went on beyond the Palisades
They all bought Cadillacs
And left there long ago.”
“We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it.”
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it.”
“And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinking alone.”
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinking alone.”
“Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind.”
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind.”
“Now we are forced to recognize our inhumanity
Our reason coexists with our insanity
And though we choose between reality and madness
It's either sadness or euphoria.”
Our reason coexists with our insanity
And though we choose between reality and madness
It's either sadness or euphoria.”
“If you said goodbye to me tonight
There would still be music left to write.
What else could I do?
I'm so inspired by you.
That hasn't happened for the longest time.”
There would still be music left to write.
What else could I do?
I'm so inspired by you.
That hasn't happened for the longest time.”
“I don't care what consequence it brings
I have been a fool for lesser things.
I want you so bad.
I think you ought to know that
I intend to hold you for
The longest time.”
I have been a fool for lesser things.
I want you so bad.
I think you ought to know that
I intend to hold you for
The longest time.”
“I never said you had to offer me a second chance.
I never said I was a victim of circumstance.
I still belong, don't get me wrong.
And you can speak your mind
But not on my time.”
I never said I was a victim of circumstance.
I still belong, don't get me wrong.
And you can speak your mind
But not on my time.”
“I can always find someone
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.
But I don't want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies.
All I want is someone to believe.”
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.
But I don't want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies.
All I want is someone to believe.”
“They say that no one's gonna play this on the radio
They said the melancholy blues were dead and gone
But only songs like these
Played in minor keys
Keep those memories holding on.”
They said the melancholy blues were dead and gone
But only songs like these
Played in minor keys
Keep those memories holding on.”
“Late at night
When it's dark and cold
I reach out
For someone to hold
When I'm blue
When I'm lonely
She comes through
She's the only one who can
My baby grand
Is all I need.”
When it's dark and cold
I reach out
For someone to hold
When I'm blue
When I'm lonely
She comes through
She's the only one who can
My baby grand
Is all I need.”
Billy Joel Quotes by Topic
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Billy Joel on Loneliness
“They're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinking alone.”
Billy Joel on New York City
Billy Joel on Extremes
“Darling I don't know why I go to extremes Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens.”
Billy Joel on Rock and roll
“Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law / Rock and Roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore”
Billy Joel on Honesty
Billy Joel on Ageing
Billy Joel on Entertainment
“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.”
About Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949, in the Bronx, New York) is a pianist, singer and songwriter. A six-time Grammy award winner, he is one of the best selling artists in music history.