Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

35 Top Billy Joel Quotes For A Perfect Musical Journey

Famous As: Singer, Composer
Born On: May 9, 1949
Born In: New York, New York, United States
Founder / Co Founder: Echoes
Age: 74 Years

Billy Joel is an acclaimed American pianist, songwriter, singer and composer. He is one of the best-selling artists of all time. He is believed to be one of the most famous recording artists and is acknowledged as one of the biggest global entertainers. He has contributed 33 songs to the ‘Top 40’ hits of the US which were written by him. Joel has had various successful albums like ‘The Nylon Curtain’ and ‘Fantasies and Delusions’ but his most renowned album is believed to be ‘The Stranger’ which became the biggest selling album by Columbia Records. He has sold more than a million records worldwide and is included in the ‘best-selling artists of all time’. Joel won the renowned Grammy award six times and won the most reputed ‘Grammy Legend Award’ for his album ‘Glass House’. He won various other awards including the ‘ASCAP’s founder award’ and RIAA Diamond Award. We bring to you a treasure trove of quotes that have been excerpted from his work, writings, songs, lyrics, interviews and thoughts. Go through this collection of quotes by Billy Joel which will enlighten you about the music world.

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.

Billy Joel
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 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
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

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
I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints, the sinners are much more fun.

I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints, the sinners are much more fun.

Billy Joel
I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.

I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.

Billy Joel
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

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
You can get what you want or you can just get old.

You can get what you want or you can just get old.

Billy Joel
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

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
Everyone is a hypocrite in one sense or another and I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.

Everyone is a hypocrite in one sense or another and I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.

Billy Joel
You may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you're looking for

You may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you're looking for

Billy Joel
Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. When will you realize... Vienna waits for you.

Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. When will you realize... Vienna waits for you.

Billy Joel
When the going gets tough, the tough get going

When the going gets tough, the tough get going

Billy Joel
Every time I've held a rose,
It seems I only felt the thorns

Every time I've held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns

Billy Joel
Only the good die young.

Only the good die young.

Billy Joel
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.

I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.

Billy Joel
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 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
And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.

And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.

Billy Joel
...And you're the only one who knows.

...And you're the only one who knows.

Billy Joel
You can’t go the distance with too much resistance

You can’t go the distance with too much resistance

Billy Joel
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?

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
If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.

If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.

Billy Joel
❝Don't take any shit from anybody.❞

❝Don't take any shit from anybody.❞

Billy Joel
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.

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.

Billy Joel
Son, can you play me a memory. I'm not really sure how it goes. It was sad and it was sweet and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man's clothes.

Son, can you play me a memory. I'm not really sure how it goes. It was sad and it was sweet and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man's clothes.

Billy Joel
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

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
Home can be the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Indiana's early morning dew
High up in the hills of California
Home is just another word for you

Home can be the Pennsylvania Turnpike Indiana's early morning dew High up in the hills of California Home is just another word for you

Billy Joel
You can linger too long in your dreams...

You can linger too long in your dreams...

Billy Joel
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

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

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

Billy Joel
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

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