Billy Joel Quotes (134 Quotes)

If you tell kids they can't have something, that's what they want.

I've crashed my car three times.

There's an old man sitting next to meMaking love to his tonic and gin.

There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.

Don't go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before Don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't see you anymore I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble We never could have come this far I took the good times, I'll take the bad times I'll take you just the way you are.

You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.

Last of the Big Time Spenders.

Shades of grey wherever I go The more I find out the less that I know Black and white is how it should be But shades of grey are the colors I see.

A typical day in the life of a heavy metal musician consists of a round of golf and an AA meeting.

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.

I never said I wasn't going to play any more. I don't know where that came from.

Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.

I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.

For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift.

They all want your white body, and they await your reply.But, between you and me, and this Staten Island ferry... so do I...

I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.

Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.

I've only felt content a few times in my life, and it never lasted. I'm very discontented right now. There are situations in my life that didn't pan out. I'm like most other human beings. I try and I fail.

I 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.

I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.

You may be right I may be crazy. But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for.

I see the winos talking to themselvesAnd I can understand.

You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own.

Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?

Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.

The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.

She's got a smile that heals me I don't know why it is But I have to laugh when she reveals me.

Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.

In hell there's a big hotelWhere the bar just closed and the windows never openedNo phone so you can't call homeAnd the T.V. works, but the clicker is broken.

I'm a history nut.

I don't know why people thought I was retiring.

I don't care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.

I've played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.

I've come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it's a Greek tragedy.