Quotes from Billy Joel

I'm a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.

I would not leave you in your 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.

When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.

Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.

I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.

As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.

Some people stay far away from the door if there's a chance of it opening up. They hear a voice in the hall outside and hope that it just passes by.

Hope you don't think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I'm a piano player. I'm already unplugged.

I tell the audience every night, "I hope you didn't pay more than face value on that ticket, because we ain't worth more than that, and you ain't gonna get any more than that."

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.

Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren't always good and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems

I keep telling people: Don't make me the poster boy for AA because I don't know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.

I've reached the age where competence is a turn-on.

We didn't start the fireIt was always burningSince the world's been turningWe didn't start the fireNo we didn't light itBut we tried to fight it

I'm a cosmopolitan sophisticate of culture and intelligence. The culmination of technology and civilized experience.

There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.

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

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.

It should be easy for a man who's strong to say he's sorry or admit when he's wrong.

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

I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.

She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.

She's got a smile that heals me.

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