I was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
BILLY JOELI was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
BILLY JOELThe whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
BILLY JOELAs human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
BILLY JOELI don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
BILLY JOELThough you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
BILLY JOELWhen 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.
BILLY JOELWhen 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.
BILLY JOELShe’s got a smile that heals me.
BILLY JOELDavey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
BILLY JOELYou’ve got yoga, I’ve got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
BILLY JOELWhat will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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 JOELLawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
BILLY JOELI have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.
BILLY JOELWhen I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
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 JOEL