--- title: "28 Ifs Quotes By Billy Joel" description: "28 Ifs quotes by Billy Joel. Plus more from Billy Joel and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/billy-joel-1000_blind_if-you-search-for-truthfulness-you-might_2448727.png" --- > [If you search for truthfulness, you might as well be blind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-you-search-for-truthfulness-you-might-as-well-be-blind/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/billy-joel-1000_blind_if-you-search-for-truthfulness-you-might_2448727.png) > [If you could only hear what I dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-you-could-only-hear-what-i-dream/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/billy-joel-1000_dream_if-you-could-only-hear-what-i-dream-3065_3065869.png) > [It's OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/it-s-ok-if-you-mess-up-you-should-give-yourself-a-break/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/billy-joel-1000_acceptance_it-s-ok-if-you-mess-up-you-should-give-y_2217498.png) > [You only beat me if you get me to hate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/you-only-beat-me-if-you-get-me-to-hate/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/974/billy-joel-1000_beat_you-only-beat-me-if-you-get-me-to-hate-2_2662098.png) > [What if she figures out you're not very smart?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/what-if-she-figures-out-you-re-not-very-smart/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/billy-joel-1000_figures_what-if-she-figures-out-you-re-not-very_2066075.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/billy-joel-1000_bye_if-you-said-good-bye-to-me-tonight-there_74866.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-ve-written-a-bunch-of-stuff-that-no-one-s-ever-heard-and-i-don-t/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ab/billy-joel-1000_bunch_i-ve-written-a-bunch-of-stuff-that-no-on_1210134.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) > [Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don't have that, you're kidding yourself and your listener.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/honesty-is-the-best-part-of-any-art-form-if-you-don-t-have-that-you/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/billy-joel-1000_art_honesty-is-the-best-part-of-any-art-form_2940605.png) > [If you're a very unfulfilled person you might have a tendency to turn to crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-you-re-a-very-unfulfilled-person-you-might-have-a-tendency-to-turn/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/billy-joel-1000_crime_if-you-re-a-very-unfulfilled-person-you_1036592.png) > [Know what you love and do what you love. If you don't do what you love, you're just wasting your time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/know-what-you-love-and-do-what-you-love-if-you-don-t-do-what-you-love/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/billy-joel-1000_ifs_know-what-you-love-and-do-what-you-love_143167.png) > [Hot funk, cold punk, even if it's old junk, it's still rock and roll to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/hot-funk-cold-punk-even-if-it-s-old-junk-it-s-still-rock-and-roll-to/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/billy-joel-1000_cold_hot-funk-cold-punk-even-if-it-s-old-junk_748553.png) > [I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand Another serenader and another long haired band Today I am your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-am-the-entertainer-and-i-know-just-where-i-stand-another-serenader/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f93/billy-joel-1000_another-year_i-am-the-entertainer-and-i-know-just-whe_2226215.jpg) > [I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-am-the-entertainer-the-idol-of-my-age-i-make-all-kinds-of-money/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/billy-joel-1000_age_i-am-the-entertainer-the-idol-of-my-age_2750047.jpg) > [People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don't wanna know about your technical problems, or if you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/people-pay-a-lot-of-money-to-go-see-shows-now-they-don-t-wanna-know/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01b/billy-joel-1000_feel-good_people-pay-a-lot-of-money-to-go-see-show_2709234.jpg) > [As an atheist you have to rationalize things... Then you have to try and make some sort of sense out of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/as-an-atheist-you-have-to-rationalize-things-then-you-have-to-try-and/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/billy-joel-1000_atheist_as-an-atheist-you-have-to-rationalize-th_2781441.png) > [Well we're waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/well-we-re-waiting-here-in-allentown-for-the-pennsylvania-we-never/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/billy-joel-1000_education_well-we-re-waiting-here-in-allentown-for_2038265.jpg) > [If I traveled all my life And I never get to stop and settle down Long as I have you by my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-i-traveled-all-my-life-and-i-never-get-to-stop-and-settle-down/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/billy-joel-1000_cabin_if-i-traveled-all-my-life-and-i-never-ge_865644.png) > [I am the entertainer, I've come to do my show You've heard my latest record, it's been on the radio It took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-am-the-entertainer-i-ve-come-to-do-my-show-you-ve-heard-my-latest/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f78/billy-joel-1000_beautiful_i-am-the-entertainer-i-ve-come-to-do-my_365294.png) > [I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-guess-some-people-in-classical-music-can-keep-going-until-they-kick/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/billy-joel-1000_classical_i-guess-some-people-in-classical-music-c_2690496.png) > [I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. ... I'm probably writing music now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-consider-myself-to-be-an-inept-pianist-a-bad-singer-and-a-merely-2/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c71/billy-joel-1000_competent_i-consider-myself-to-be-an-inept-pianist_265720.jpg) > [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) > [In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary safe and strong, to heal the wounds from lovers past, until a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/in-every-heart-there-is-a-room-a-sanctuary-safe-and-strong-to-heal-2/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/501/billy-joel-1000_break_in-every-heart-there-is-a-room-a-sanctua_2891226.png) > [I work with musicians whose opinions I respect and if they don't like something they don't hold back. They'll say, 'That really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-work-with-musicians-whose-opinions-i-respect-and-if-they-don-t-like/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1da/billy-joel-1000_ifs_i-work-with-musicians-whose-opinions-i-r_2828265.png) > [So you play your albums and you smoke your pot And you meet your girlfriend in the parking lot Oh, but still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/so-you-play-your-albums-and-you-smoke-your-pot-and-you-meet-your/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/billy-joel-1000_aching_so-you-play-your-albums-and-you-smoke-yo_1663543.png) > [Some people stay far away from the door if there's a chance of it opening up. They hear a voice in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/some-people-stay-far-away-from-the-door-if-there-s-a-chance-of-it/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/billy-joel-1000_chance_some-people-stay-far-away-from-the-door_2531183.png) > [I've always said about 50% of what happens at a concert has to do with the audience. If you play for a…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/335/billy-joel-1000_audience_i-ve-always-said-about-50-of-what-happen_21567.png) > [Oh, she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She's ahead of her time. Oh, and she never gives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/oh-she-takes-care-of-herself-she-can-wait-if-she-wants-she-s-ahead-of/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d8/billy-joel-1000_care_oh-she-takes-care-of-herself-she-can-wai_1779833.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## 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/ifs/billy-joel/#itemlist", "name": "28 Ifs Quotes By Billy Joel", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you search for truthfulness, you might as well be blind.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billy Joel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-you-search-for-truthfulness-you-might-as-well-be-blind/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/billy-joel-1000_blind_if-you-search-for-truthfulness-you-might_2448727.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/billy-joel-1000_blind_if-you-search-for-truthfulness-you-might_2448727.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/billy-joel-1000_blind_if-you-search-for-truthfulness-you-might_2448727.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you search for truthfulness, you might as well be blind.” — Billy Joel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you could only hear what I dream.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billy Joel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-you-could-only-hear-what-i-dream/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/billy-joel-1000_dream_if-you-could-only-hear-what-i-dream-3065_3065869.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/billy-joel-1000_dream_if-you-could-only-hear-what-i-dream-3065_3065869.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/billy-joel-1000_dream_if-you-could-only-hear-what-i-dream-3065_3065869.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you could only hear what I dream.” — Billy Joel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's OK if you mess up. 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