Billy Joel Quotes - Page 6

It's alright, you can afford to lose a day or two

Ain't no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.

You can linger too long in your dreams.

You look so polished from your hair down to your toes, but still your finger's gonna pick your nose.

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

When I first started I didn't know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of 'em. But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that's trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.

I've written a bunch of stuff that no one's ever heard, and I don't know if they ever will. I'm just doing it for my own edification.

Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don't have that, you're kidding yourself and your listener.

You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?

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

I believe I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I've found that just surviving is a noble fight. I once believed in causes too; I had my pointless points of view. And life went on no matter who as wrong or right.

I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.

No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can't we learn from all we've been through after two thousand years?

I compare songwriting to childbirth. How many kids can you have before your uterus explodes?

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

If it seems like I've been lost in 'lets remember', If it seems I'm gettin' older and missin' my younger days, well you shoulda known me much better, cause the past is something that never got in my way.

She's got a smile that heals me.

You just sit home and masturbate. The phone is going to ring soon, but you just can't wait.

If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.

I always hated my hair, so now it's going away.

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.

Every child had a pretty good shot, to get at least as far as their old man got. But something happened on the way to that place. They threw an American flag in our face.

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.

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.

People always think I was just playing in a piano bar, but I only did that for about six months. The rest of the time I was playing in bands.