Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
BILLY JOELLike family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
BILLY JOELThere’s a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
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 am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
BILLY JOELI always loved music, so I would probably either be in a band with another group of people, or an arranger, a producer, a musicologist, a music history guy, something to do with music. Either that, or I would probably be in jail. Or dead.
BILLY JOELI never said I wasn’t going to play any more. I don’t know where that came from.
BILLY JOELI 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.
BILLY JOELIf 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.
BILLY JOELVideos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
BILLY JOELSlow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be before your time.
BILLY JOELWhere have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
BILLY JOELLike a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
BILLY JOELOnly the good die young.
BILLY JOELIn every heart there is a room, a sanctuary safe and strong, to heal the wounds from lovers past, until a new one comes along…
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 JOELRock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
BILLY JOEL