They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
BILLY JOELThey are sharing a drink called loneliness.
BILLY JOELSomeday we’ll all be gone, but lullabies go on and on / They never die, that’s how you and I will be
BILLY JOELI 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.
BILLY JOELThere ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
BILLY JOELThough you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
BILLY JOELPeople in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
BILLY JOELI 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.
BILLY JOELI believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
BILLY JOELI 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.
BILLY JOELI’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
BILLY JOELDon’t make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money.
BILLY JOELEven when I stop performing or stop making records I won’t stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
BILLY JOELI won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
BILLY JOELDavey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
BILLY JOELThere’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
BILLY JOELIn 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.
BILLY JOEL