Pretty Lies Quotes 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.…

— Billy Joel

Only the good die young.

— 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…

— Billy Joel

I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies, all I want is someone to believe.

— 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…

— Billy Joel

She's the quiet type who's into heavy metal.

— Billy Joel

Rock and roll just used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.

— 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…

— 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.…

— Billy Joel

My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.

— 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…

— Billy Joel

If you said good-bye to me tonight, There would still be music left to write.

— 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…

— Billy Joel

I'm carrying the weight of all the useless junk and modern man accumulates.

— Billy Joel

What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?

— Billy Joel