I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man. — Billy Joel

Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes…. — Billy Joel

I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy. — Billy Joel

Take risks. Take chances. Don’t be afraid. You gotta go into life brave. — Billy Joel

I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I’ve been looking for. — Billy Joel

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. — Billy Joel

I was listening to stuff and I realized that I’ve had a lot of different lives. You know the theory [that says] every seven years, you have a different life? I think that’s true. — Billy Joel

There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life. — Billy Joel

Artist–musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life. — Billy Joel

A typical day in the life of a heavy metal musician consists of a round of golf and an AA meeting. — Billy Joel

I once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right. — Billy Joel

I’m single but interviewing. — Billy Joel

I’m a history nut. — Billy Joel

What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you? — Billy Joel

I don’t want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies, all I want is someone to believe. — Billy Joel

I look at some of the songs I wrote years ago and I can’t believe I wrote such crap. — Billy Joel

I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off. — Billy Joel

It feels great to have a #1 album. — Billy Joel

Your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation. — Billy Joel

The joy of life is made up of obscure and seemingly mundane victories that give us our own small satisfactions. — Billy Joel

Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise… — Billy Joel

Give a moment or two to the angry young man with his foot in his mouth and his heart in his hand. — Billy Joel

It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break. — Billy Joel

It’s okay if you mess up. you should give yourself a break. — Billy Joel

You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money. — Billy Joel

Working too hard can give you a heart–attack. — Billy Joel

It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News. — Billy Joel

Even though I’m in love, sometimes I get so afraid. — Billy Joel

She’s got a way about her, And everywhere she goes, a million dreams of love surround her, everywhere. — Billy Joel

No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music. — Billy Joel

I said I love you and that’s forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are. — Billy Joel

Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate heart. — Billy Joel

Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home. — Billy Joel

Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation. — 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. — Billy Joel

There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin. — Billy Joel

Sweetness flows from your appearance and your beauty makes me fall more in love with you. Anytime I feel low, I think about the good times you have given me and everything seems good again. — Billy Joel

They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. — Billy Joel

Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance? — Billy Joel

I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter. — Billy Joel

You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll. — Billy Joel

Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more. — Billy Joel

Hot funk, cold punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me. — Billy Joel

Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, ‘Listen to me.’ Now it says, ‘Look at me. — Billy Joel

Rock and roll just used to be for kicks, now a days it’s politics. — Billy Joel

I look in the mirror and think, ‘I don’t look like a rock star.’ I talked about this with Bono and we looked at each other and decided we look like a pair of bricklayers. — Billy Joel

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

It’s really hard to make a living as a musician. It’s almost impossible. — Billy Joel

Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so. — Billy Joel

Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand. — Billy Joel

Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts. — Billy Joel

When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory. — Billy Joel

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. — Billy Joel

Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm–walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers. — Billy Joel

Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself. — Billy Joel

Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work. — Billy Joel

If you said good–bye to me tonight, There would still be music left to write. — Billy Joel

More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible. — Billy Joel

I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music. — Billy Joel

I always wanted to try to be a teacher even before I was in the music business. I liked history, and good teachers made an impact on me. — Billy Joel

People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies. — Billy Joel

I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. — Billy Joel

Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music. — Billy Joel

I would say the songs that have different lyrics. I always write the music first, and there’s a couple of songs on this box set that have different lyrics from what ended up on the final recording. — Billy Joel

For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift. — Billy Joel

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. — Billy Joel

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. — 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? — Billy Joel

I’m writing new music all the time. I’m just not writing pop stuff. It’s not my goal. — Billy Joel

When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created. — Billy Joel

I never stopped writing music, I just stopped writing songs. I’ve been writing music continually ever since the last album of original tunes, ‘River Of Dreams’ in ’93. — Billy Joel

I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14–to meet women. — Billy Joel

I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active. — Billy Joel

Some of the stuff I’m writing is almost like hymns, some of my first singing and choral experiences were in church, the Church of Christ in Hicksville. — Billy Joel

My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible. — Billy Joel