--- title: "10 I can Quotes By Billy Joel" description: "10 I can quotes by Billy Joel. Plus more from Billy Joel and more I can sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/billy-joel-1000_believe_i-look-at-some-of-the-songs-i-wrote-year_2773189.png" --- > [I look at some of the songs I wrote years ago and I can't believe I wrote such crap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-look-at-some-of-the-songs-i-wrote-years-ago-and-i-can-t-believe-i/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/billy-joel-1000_believe_i-look-at-some-of-the-songs-i-wrote-year_2773189.png) > [I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-see-the-winos-talking-to-themselves-and-i-can-understand/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/billy-joel-1000_i-can_i-see-the-winos-talking-to-themselves-an_1138704.png) > [I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can't walk away from you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-could-walk-away-from-anyone-i-ever-knew-but-i-can-t-walk-away-from/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/billy-joel-1000_away_i-could-walk-away-from-anyone-i-ever-kne_1818342.png) > [Rock and roll cola wars, I can't take it any more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/rock-and-roll-cola-wars-i-can-t-take-it-any-more/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/billy-joel-1000_art_rock-and-roll-cola-wars-i-can-t-take-it_2100581.png) > [I can't remember faces, don't remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-can-t-remember-faces-don-t-remember-names-but-after-awhile-and-a/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/billy-joel-1000_faces_i-can-t-remember-faces-don-t-remember-na_1978197.png) > [I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-don-t-want-clever-conversation-i-never-want-to-work-that-hard-i/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/billy-joel-1000_clever_i-don-t-want-clever-conversation-i-never_452476.png) > [If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-i-need-a-cause-for-celebration-or-a-comfort-i-can-use-to-ease-my/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/billy-joel-1000_birthday_if-i-need-a-cause-for-celebration-or-a-c_88337.png) > [When I first started I didn't know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/when-i-first-started-i-didn-t-know-a-lot-about-the-job-so-i-kinda-had/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ac/billy-joel-1000_able_when-i-first-started-i-didn-t-know-a-lot_1502086.png) > [The happiest times in my life were when my relationships were going well - when I was in love with someone, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/the-happiest-times-in-my-life-were-when-my-relationships-were-going/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8c/billy-joel-1000_angry_the-happiest-times-in-my-life-were-when_2529591.png) > [Most people you'd tell "I'm gonna be a musician," they'd say, "you're crazy, you're gonna starve, you're gonna be poor, a drug…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/most-people-you-d-tell-i-m-gonna-be-a-musician-they-d-say-you-re/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a5/billy-joel-1000_addict_most-people-you-d-tell-i-m-gonna-be-a-mu_3019696.jpg) ## Other authors on I can ## More by Billy Joel > [Everybody is different. Some writers can write reams of great books and then J. D. Salinger wrote just a few. Beethoven wrote nine symphonies.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/everybody-is-different-some-writers-can-write-reams-of-great-books/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [Only the good die young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/only-the-good-die-young/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/in-a-way-we-are-magicians-we-are-alchemists-sorcerers-and-wizards-we/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies, all I want is someone to believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-don-t-want-some-pretty-face-to-tell-me-pretty-lies-all-i-want-is/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-ve-always-said-about-50-of-what-happens-at-a-concert-has-to-do-with/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [She's the quiet type who's into heavy metal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/she-s-the-quiet-type-who-s-into-heavy-metal/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [Rock and roll just used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/rock-and-roll-just-used-to-be-for-kicks-now-a-days-it-s-politics/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/don-t-make-music-for-some-vast-unseen-audience-or-market-or-ratings/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/usually-when-i-m-writing-i-try-to-write-fairly-quickly-if-a-song-sits/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/my-daughter-sent-me-on-a-mission-to-get-as-many-autographs-as-possible/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-was-listening-to-stuff-and-i-realized-that-i-ve-had-a-lot-of/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [If you said good-bye to me tonight, There would still be music left to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-you-said-good-bye-to-me-tonight-there-would-still-be-music-left-to/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-i-need-a-cause-for-celebration-or-a-comfort-i-can-use-to-ease-my/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [I'm carrying the weight of all the useless junk and modern man accumulates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-m-carrying-the-weight-of-all-the-useless-junk-and-modern-man/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/what-will-it-take-for-you-to-believe-in-me-the-way-that-i-believe-in/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-can/billy-joel/#itemlist", "name": "10 I can Quotes By Billy Joel", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I look at some of the songs I wrote years ago and I can't believe I wrote such crap.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billy Joel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-look-at-some-of-the-songs-i-wrote-years-ago-and-i-can-t-believe-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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