I actually wrote the song first as "well, it's 9 o'clock on a Saturday." That bit. Then I said, You know what?… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
Everybody is different. Some writers can write reams of great books and then J. D. Salinger wrote just a few. Beethoven wrote nine symphonies.… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies, all I want is someone to believe. — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
I've always said about 50% of what happens at a concert has to do with the audience. If you play for a dead audience… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
Usually when I'm writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible. — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
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… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
If you said good-bye to me tonight, There would still be music left to write. — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
