I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money.
I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
You can speak your mind But not on my time.
They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known.
The joy of life is made up of obscure and seemingly mundane victories that give us our own small satisfactions.
It’s really hard to make a living as a musician. It’s almost impossible.
If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
I’ve crashed my car three times.
And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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.
You can’t go the distance with too much resistance.
Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead You’re so ahead of yourself That you forfeit what you need Though you can see when you’re wrong.
If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had expected to see there; and third, the greatest wonder of all, to find myself there.
Sweetness flows from your appearance and your beauty makes me fall more in love with you. Anytime I feel low, I think about the good times you have given me and everything seems good again.
I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 – to meet women.
When I was 19, I made my first good week’s pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.