--- title: "17 Knows Quotes By Billy Joel" description: "17 Knows quotes by Billy Joel. Plus more from Billy Joel and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/billy-joel-1000_arguing_you-should-never-argue-with-a-crazy-mind_3130454.png" --- > [You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/you-should-never-argue-with-a-crazy-mind-you-ought-to-know-my-now/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/billy-joel-1000_arguing_you-should-never-argue-with-a-crazy-mind_3130454.png) > [I don't know why I go to extremes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-don-t-know-why-i-go-to-extremes/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/billy-joel-1000_extremes_i-don-t-know-why-i-go-to-extremes-312443_3124432.png) > [...And you're the only one who knows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/and-you-re-the-only-one-who-knows/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/billy-joel-1000_knows_and-you-re-the-only-one-who-knows-115378_1153786.png) > [It's a little intimidating to walk into a studio and know that you're going to sing a duet with Barbra Streisand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/it-s-a-little-intimidating-to-walk-into-a-studio-and-know-that-you-re/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/billy-joel-1000_duet_it-s-a-little-intimidating-to-walk-into_1019451.png) > [Though you can see when you're wrong, you know you can't always see when you're right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/though-you-can-see-when-you-re-wrong-you-know-you-can-t-always-see/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/billy-joel-1000_funny_though-you-can-see-when-you-re-wrong-you_2911846.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) > [I'm not sure about life after this; god knows I'm not a spiritual man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-m-not-sure-about-life-after-this-god-knows-i-m-not-a-spiritual-man/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f2/billy-joel-1000_god_i-m-not-sure-about-life-after-this-god-k_1816818.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) > [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) > [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) > [I don't belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that's what's kept me grounded because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-don-t-belong-in-limos-or-private-jets-or-on-stage-with-people/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/billy-joel-1000_cheer_i-don-t-belong-in-limos-or-private-jets_337522.png) > [ I was listening to stuff and I realized that I've had a lot of different lives. You know the theory \[that says\]… ](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/billy-joel-1000_different_i-was-listening-to-stuff-and-i-realized_70772.png) > [We drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don't know why I even care, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/we-drown-our-doubts-in-dry-champagne-and-soothe-our-souls-with-fine/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/billy-joel-1000_alcohol_we-drown-our-doubts-in-dry-champagne-and_1958831.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) > [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 actually wrote the song first as "well, it's 9 o'clock on a Saturday." That bit. Then I said, You know what?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-actually-wrote-the-song-first-as-well-it-s-9-o-clock-on-a-saturday/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/209/billy-joel-1000_bits_i-actually-wrote-the-song-first-as-well_3148369.png) > ['Our parents' generation had it a lot tougher than we did. They had to live through the Depression, World War II, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/our-parents-generation-had-it-a-lot-tougher-than-we-did-they-had-to/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/billy-joel-1000_amount_our-parents-generation-had-it-a-lot-toug_2473412.png) ## Other authors on Knows ## 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/knows/billy-joel/#itemlist", "name": "17 Knows Quotes By Billy Joel", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billy Joel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/you-should-never-argue-with-a-crazy-mind-you-ought-to-know-my-now/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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