In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
BILLY JOELIn a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
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 JOELWhen I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
BILLY JOELI won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
BILLY JOELI took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
BILLY JOELMy daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.
BILLY JOELI believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
BILLY JOELMore than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
BILLY JOELCritics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
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 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 JOELI don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
BILLY JOELYou only beat me if you get me to hate.
BILLY JOELOnly the good die young.
BILLY JOELI have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
BILLY JOELI never said I wasn’t going to play any more. I don’t know where that came from.
BILLY JOEL