--- title: "15 Want Quotes By Billy Joel" description: "15 Want quotes by Billy Joel. Plus more from Billy Joel and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d0/billy-joel-1000_follow-your-dreams_you-can-get-what-you-want-or-you-can-jus_1817184.png" --- > [“You can get what you want or you can just get old.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/you-can-get-what-you-want-or-you-can-just-get-old/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d0/billy-joel-1000_follow-your-dreams_you-can-get-what-you-want-or-you-can-jus_1817184.png) > [And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/and-you-know-that-when-the-truth-is-told-that-you-can-get-what-you/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/billy-joel-1000_told_and-you-know-that-when-the-truth-is-told_2763355.png) > [Slow down you're doing fine You can't be everything you want to be before your time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/slow-down-you-re-doing-fine-you-can-t-be-everything-you-want-to-be/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/billy-joel-1000_fine_slow-down-you-re-doing-fine-you-can-t-be_1004230.png) > [I'm not the kind of guy who wants to be on a pedestal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-m-not-the-kind-of-guy-who-wants-to-be-on-a-pedestal/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee8/billy-joel-1000_guy_i-m-not-the-kind-of-guy-who-wants-to-be_859879.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/billy-joel-1000_believe_i-don-t-want-some-pretty-face-to-tell-me_17813.png) > [If you tell kids they can't have something, that's what they want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-you-tell-kids-they-can-t-have-something-that-s-what-they-want/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1f/billy-joel-1000_child_if-you-tell-kids-they-can-t-have-somethi_1765292.png) > [You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I'm making more money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/you-want-to-give-people-a-reason-to-hate-my-guts-more-i-m-making-more/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ff/billy-joel-1000_guts_you-want-to-give-people-a-reason-to-hate_1690436.png) > [Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/musicians-want-to-be-the-loud-voice-for-so-many-quiet-hearts/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/billy-joel-1000_loud_musicians-want-to-be-the-loud-voice-for_2219696.png) > [She can kill with a smile. She can wound with her eyes. She can ruin your faith with her casual lies. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/she-can-kill-with-a-smile-she-can-wound-with-her-eyes-she-can-ruin/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/150/billy-joel-1000_casual_she-can-kill-with-a-smile-she-can-wound_1967770.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) > [This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/this-is-the-time-to-remember-cause-it-will-not-last-forever-these-are/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/billy-joel-1000_causes_this-is-the-time-to-remember-cause-it-wi_2630376.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) > [Slow down you're doing fine You can't be everything you want to be Before your time Although it's so romantic on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/slow-down-you-re-doing-fine-you-can-t-be-everything-you-want-to-be-2/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/444/billy-joel-1000_borderline_slow-down-you-re-doing-fine-you-can-t-be_1237375.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) > [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) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/want/billy-joel/#itemlist", "name": "15 Want Quotes By Billy Joel", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You can get what you want or you can just get old.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billy Joel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/you-can-get-what-you-want-or-you-can-just-get-old/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d0/billy-joel-1000_follow-your-dreams_you-can-get-what-you-want-or-you-can-jus_1817184.png", 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