you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
BILLY JOELyou may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
BILLY JOELNobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
BILLY JOELWe all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
BILLY JOELStreetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
BILLY JOELWhere have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
BILLY JOELThere’s nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.
BILLY JOELMost of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
BILLY JOELSlow 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
BILLY JOELMozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.
BILLY JOELI think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
BILLY JOELOut of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
BILLY JOELI sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
BILLY JOELI am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers.
BILLY JOELWe 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.
BILLY JOELAdvice is cheap; you can take it from me.
BILLY JOELThough you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
BILLY JOEL