I was thinking of the Four Seasons, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and when I was thinking "Uptown Girl!" I was… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
When I first started I didn't know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire,… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand And his daring life of… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
I always wanted to try to be a teacher even before I was in the music business. I liked history, and good… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
And so my child and I came to this place to meet him eye to eye and face to face. He made… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own. — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
The joy of life is made up of obscure and seemingly mundane victories that give us our own small satisfactions. — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to… — 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
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