I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.Quote by Billy Joel about wish, thinking, man
I said I wasn't going to play long, grueling tours. When I'd go out on the road for my own tours, we'd stay out for nine months to two years. That's a long tour.Quote by Billy Joel
I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there's a mass influx from one place, that's when it becomes problematic for Americans.Quote by Billy Joel about americans
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.Quote by Billy Joel about music, humanity, culture
I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.Quote by Billy Joel about books
I was living in LA and trying to get out of a bad record contract. I worked under an assumed name, the Piano Stylings of Bill Martin!Quote by Billy Joel about name, bad luck, bad
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are much more fun.Quote by Billy Joel about saints
I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.Quote by Billy Joel about writing, reason, music
If it hadn't been for some disastrous things happening in Europe, I wouldn't be here to tell the tale.Quote by Billy Joel about things, fairy tales
If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things. You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings.Quote by Billy Joel about people, feelings, humanity, music, need, human imperfections, things
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.Quote by Billy Joel about being
In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.Quote by Billy Joel about affair, age, olderness
In my business, it's sort of like getting your teeth cleaned. New York has a pub on every corner and at the end of the day, everybody ends up at the pub.Quote by Billy Joel about end, affair, day