If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
BILLY JOELBut I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that’s trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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She’s got a smile that heals me.
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It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you’re gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.
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Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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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.
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It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
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When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
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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.
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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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. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you’re the only one who knows.
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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.
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They say there’s a heaven for those who wait, some say it’s better I say it ain’t.
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You’ve got yoga, I’ve got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
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