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You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own.
Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don't have that, you're kidding yourself and your listener.
I can't remember faces, don't remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.
You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.
I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won't stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
There's nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.
I once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
The joy of life is made up of obscure and seemingly mundane victories that give us our own small satisfactions.
It's a little intimidating to walk into a studio and know that you're going to sing a duet with Barbra Streisand.
Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, "Listen to me." Now it says, "Look at me."
I'm a cosmopolitan sophisticate of culture and intelligence. The culmination of technology and civilized experience.
I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
Call you up in the middle of the night. It's awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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.
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
No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can't we learn from all we've been through after two thousand years?
And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts... Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they're for.
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
People in music lie, but they don't expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won't although we'll want to.
I've written a bunch of stuff that no one's ever heard, and I don't know if they ever will. I'm just doing it for my own edification.
When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.
Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
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.
I always wanted to try to be a teacher even before I was in the music business. I liked history, and good teachers made an impact on me.
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.
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.
There was an edge of, 'Go away kid, you're bothering me'. I've kicked myself a million times since. I could've discovered Whitney Houston.
This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we're on the verge of all things new.
I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.
We drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don't know why I even care, we get so high and get nowhere.
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.
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.
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.
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.
People always think I was just playing in a piano bar, but I only did that for about six months. The rest of the time I was playing in bands.
I don't belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that's what's kept me grounded because I know it's not right.
I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
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
I'm writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn't an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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.
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.
Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
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.