Billy Joel Quotes

The early Billy Joel stuff I fell in love with, like Glass Houses, is a real rock record.

— Gavin DeGraw

I'm into classic rock, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel.

— Big Cass

My favorite people on the planet are Robert Downey Jr., Billy Joel and Kevin Feige.

— Iman Vellani

My favorites growing up were always Billy Joel, Michael Jackson... and Placido Domingo.

— Josh Young

Dylan is so brilliant. To me, he makes William Shakespeare look like Billy Joel.

— George Harrison

Growing up on Long Island, I think Billy Joel albums come with your driver's license.

— John Petrucci

My favourites are Deep Purple, Extreme, Billy Joel, and Bryan Adams. I love the energy.

— KK

I know all the words to Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire.'

— Frankie Grande

I love Billy Joel. I cry sometimes when I hear The Stranger. You May Be Right may be one of the greatest…

— Adam Pally

You'd hear Willie Nelson, then Earth, Wind & Fire, then Chicago, then Billy Joel on the same radio station. Nowadays, everything is compartmentalized.

— Brian McKnight

I listen to Billy Joel. He is fabulous. I saw him with Elton John when they toured together, it was so great.

— Marlee Matlin

Most people are blown away by the fact that Beck is Jewish... and Billy Joel. I didn't know he was Jewish.

— Guy Oseary

I happen to be a guy who also plays the piano and sings, so people automatically associate me with Billy Joel

— Gavin DeGraw

Saying you like "Piano Man" doesn't mean you like Billy Joel; it means you're willing to go to a piano bar if…

— Chuck Klosterman

My music library is all over the place. I've got A$AP Rocky; I've got Billy Joel. I've got, like, Celine Dion albums…

— Brendon Urie

I grew up in the '70s, and I hear in my own stuff a lot of what I grew up listening to,…

— Jason Robert Brown

Because of Billy Joel, I've been playing piano since I was knee high. The house was always full of music, so of…

— Alexa Ray Joel

I have been influenced by many different artists at many different stages of my life. Starting out, it was people like Elton…

— Sara Bareilles

I don't know if people know this about me, but I'm into Billy Joel. I'm a huge fan of his and always…

— John Petrucci

“Even when we’re in great distress, joy can still be found in moments we seize and moments we create. Cooking. Dancing. Hiking.…

— Sheryl Sandberg

“She can kill with a smile She can wound with her eyes She can ruin your faith with her casual lies And…

— Liz Fenton

Growing up I listened to a lot of Billy Joel, Sam Smith, Adele, Stevie Wonder, and Queen; these are artists who use…

— Benson Boone

Weirdly, by the way,[Bob] Dylan also managed to write several beautiful love songs, like "To Make You Feel My Love" (covered by…

— Jay Michaelson

I've had so many hot, cheesy, corny loves of music in my life. I had a very intense Billy Joel period. So…

— Jack Black

“How is that light still on, Talbot?” BT asked in hushed tones with a note of reverence in his voice. “There’s a…

— Mark Tufo

“Our windows were open, and the radio had been playing continuously--not one but two Billy Joel songs had come on during our…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

Well, if your like most people, you'll hide behind a flimsy belief that everything will sort itself out,the you'll spend the rest…

— Jeremy G

In terms of other people's perception of me, that's their business. There are people who I have never met but, for whatever…

— Steve Albini

The only Train song I like is the one that I play in my act "Drops Of Jupiter". Sheryl Crow has three…

— Michael Showalter

Most Billy Joel songs make me want to cry a little.

— Torrey DeVitto

A lot of people can play the piano, but not everyone can be Billy Joel.

— Gary Vaynerchuk

I love Billy Joel's music, but let's put it this way - I think this is a frustrated, ugly man.

— Frankie Avalon

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

— Anonymous

Elton John and Billy Joel, I find them both to be huge inspirations, those guys are so talented.

— Kygo

“She's the type of girl Billy Joel would write songs about.”

— Bailey Nadeen

There are some seminal things that happened in the '70s for me: Billy Joel and Jackson 5.

— Isaac Hanson

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

— Billy Joel

My big influences are piano artists like Billy Joel and Elton John.

— Kyle Dunnigan

Billy Joel and Joe Jackson were both great, and they both play piano.

— Ben Folds

In Presley's time, you didn't dare not to be a fan of his, because you were part of a club. Now you…

— Dick Clark