Search in quotes: martin, page 8

My dad's family was from Nuremberg, and his father had a mail order textile business. He was in Germany when it was getting pretty lousy and he was forced to sell his business to some Nazi.

Quote by Billy Joel about affair, commerce, family, order

My parents moved from Europe, first to Cuba for three years and then to America, where my dad joined the Army.

Quote by Billy Joel about army, parents

My songs are like my kids.

Quote by Billy Joel

Pretty much everyone's family was either chased out or ran away from some sort of horrible situation in the old country and made something of themselves in America.

Quote by Billy Joel about family, country, old, olderness

The Berklee College of Music represents the finest contemporary music school there is.

Quote by Billy Joel about music, school

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

Quote by Billy Joel about good, good luck, day, bad luck, bad

The music I'm writing now, there's a certain longing in it, a certain desire for a romantic relationship.

Quote by Billy Joel about longing, writing, music

The 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.

Quote by Billy Joel about rocks, americans, country, world

There's a certain sadness because things didn't go the way I wanted them to go.

Quote by Billy Joel about sadness, things

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

Quote by Billy Joel about americans, being

There's nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.

Quote by Billy Joel about sex, bad luck, bad, nothing, good, good luck

They say there's a heaven for those who will wait. Some say it's better, but I say it ain't. I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. Sinners are much more fun.

Quote by Billy Joel about saints

This is a real job - as real as a doctor, a teacher, or a scientist-and just as important as and very similar to healing, teaching and inventing.

Quote by Billy Joel about teaching, real estate, teachers

This is a sissy tour. This is four weeks. This isn't even a rehearsal; by the time we get good we're going to have to stop. This is like a Madonna tour.

Quote by Billy Joel about good, good luck, time

Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of life shouldn't try, because being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are.

Quote by Billy Joel about ability, being, contentment, life

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?

Quote by Billy Joel about purpose, career, thinking, good, good luck

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.

Quote by Billy Joel about americans, music, being, time

We experience difficulties, weakness, failures and sadness, but we also celebrate joys and successes - these are the things we express in music.

Quote by Billy Joel about difficulties, sadness, weakness, experience, music, things

We know what it is like to be completely alone, to be unemployed, to have to struggle.

Quote by Billy Joel about fight

We're all corporations and contractors and production companies now.

Quote by Billy Joel about companies