28 Quotes & Sayings By Billy Joel

Billy Joel is a prolific singer-songwriter and pianist. Along with his work in music, Joel is an entrepreneur. He owns a production company, a publishing house, and a record label. He also owns a radio station that plays a mix of popular music and talk radio programs Read more

Billy Joel has been nominated for 27 Grammy awards, has won 4 Grammys in 1975, 1977, 1978, 1989 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

So I would choose to be with you, That's if...
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So I would choose to be with you, That's if the choice were mine to make, But you can make decisions too, And you can have this heart to break Billy Joel
We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since...
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We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it Billy Joel
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going Billy Joel
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I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist. Billy Joel
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In 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 Joel
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...And you're the only one who knows. Billy Joel
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And the waitress is practicing politics As the businessmen slowly get stoned Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness But its better than drinkin' alone Billy Joel
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She always says I'm the best friend that she's ever had... how do you hang up on someone who needs you that bad? ~From 'Laura' on The Nylon Curtain Billy Joel
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For all our mutual experience Our separate conclusions are the same Now we are forced to recognize our inhumanity Our reason coexists with our insanity But we choose between reality and madness It's either sadness or euphoria Billy Joel
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And in the evening After the fire and the light One thing is certain: Nothing can hold back the light Time is relentless And as the past disappears We're on the verge of all things new Billy Joel
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I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. Billy Joel
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They're sharing a drink called loneliness, but at least its better than drinking alone. Billy Joel
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Well we're waiting here in Allentown, For the Pennsylvania we never found, For the promises our teachers gave, If we worked hard, If we behaved.. So the graduations hang on the wall, But they never really helped us at all, No they never taught us what was real, Iron and coke, And chromium steel, And we're waiting here in Allentown..But they've taken all the coal from the ground, And the union people crawled away.. Billy Joel
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Home can be the Pennsylvania TurnpikeIndiana's early morning dew High up in the hills of CaliforniaHome is just another word for you Billy Joel
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If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had expected to see there; and third, the greatest wonder of all, to find myself there. Billy Joel
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And it was dark So dark at night And we held on to each other Like brother to brother We promised our mothers we'd write And we would all go down together Billy Joel
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You can get what you want or you can just get old. Billy Joel
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So before we end and then begin We'll drink a toast to how it's been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say I've loved these days Billy Joel
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You're only human you're supposed to make mistakes. Billy Joel
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It's OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break. Billy Joel
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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. Billy Joel
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Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today? Billy Joel
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Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself. Billy Joel
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I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary. Billy Joel
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand. Billy Joel
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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. Billy Joel
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As 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 Joel