--- title: "Best Billy Squier Sayings" description: "Billy Squier is an American rock singer and songwriter who had many hits in the early 1980s, including 'The Stroke' and 'Lonely Is the Night'." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b107/author-billy-squier-4506.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b107/author-billy-squier-4506.jpg) # Billy Squier (1950) Songwriter United States **110** quotes in **398** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Billy Squier is a songwriter from the United States. ## Quick Facts About Billy Squier Born May 12, 1950 Nationality United States Profession Songwriter ## About Billy Squier His other well‑known songs are 'My Kinda Lover', 'In the Dark', 'Rock Me Tonite', 'Everybody Wants You', 'Emotions in Motion', 'Love Is the Hero' and 'Don't Say You Love Me'. His 1981 album Don't Say No was a landmark arena‑rock release that bridged power pop and hard rock. ## Quotes by Billy Squier · Page 3 > [So everybody is trying to play like Eddie Van Halen. I think it's rubbish. I think Eddie's great, but everyone's trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/so-everybody-is-trying-to-play-like-eddie-van-halen-i-think-it-s/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/170/billy-squier-4506_great_so-everybody-is-trying-to-play-like-eddi_3084.png) > [But I don't let my bad feelings rule my life. I acknowledge them because I can't pretend they aren't there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/but-i-don-t-let-my-bad-feelings-rule-my-life-i-acknowledge-them/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/687/billy-squier-4506_bad_but-i-don-t-let-my-bad-feelings-rule-my_1425147.png) > [I don't know if anyone necessarily looks at themselves and what they do as being terribly significant one way or another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-don-t-know-if-anyone-necessarily-looks-at-themselves-and-what-they/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Another](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/another/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d1/billy-squier-4506_another_i-don-t-know-if-anyone-necessarily-looks_2562124.png) > [I never try to create a different personality or anything like that. I'm not like David Bowie or somebody like that, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-never-try-to-create-a-different-personality-or-anything-like-that-i/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Create](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/create/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/billy-squier-4506_create_i-never-try-to-create-a-different-person_385040.png) > [It's very important for me to try to get to the people. I'm not shy. It's nice to give the fans a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/it-s-very-important-for-me-to-try-to-get-to-the-people-i-m-not-shy-it/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Fans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/billy-squier-4506_fans_it-s-very-important-for-me-to-try-to-get_3028591.png) > [I just stopped playing. I did some screenwriting and got into the nature thing. Music kind of went away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-just-stopped-playing-i-did-some-screenwriting-and-got-into-the/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Away](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/away/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8d/billy-squier-4506_away_i-just-stopped-playing-i-did-some-screen_793322.png) > [Take 'The Stroke,' for instance. Plenty of people saw sexual connotations in that song but to me it was about what goes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/take-the-stroke-for-instance-plenty-of-people-saw-sexual-connotations/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/billy-squier-4506_business_take-the-stroke-for-instance-plenty-of-p_2136498.png) > [I got out of the business because I went from being the biggest artist on my record label to someone they didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-got-out-of-the-business-because-i-went-from-being-the-biggest/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Around](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99e/billy-squier-4506_around_i-got-out-of-the-business-because-i-went_960450.png) > [I take songwriting very seriously and I wouldn't want anything I do to be construed as frivolous or mundane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-take-songwriting-very-seriously-and-i-wouldn-t-want-anything-i-do/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/270/billy-squier-4506_anything_i-take-songwriting-very-seriously-and-i_437868.png) > [I do keep my eyes and ears open but I don't spend a lot of time looking at what other people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-do-keep-my-eyes-and-ears-open-but-i-don-t-spend-a-lot-of-time/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Eyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eyes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9c/billy-squier-4506_eyes_i-do-keep-my-eyes-and-ears-open-but-i-do_360987.png) > [My music has been called heavy metal, but that's not an accurate description. I'd rather call it articulate rock because it expresses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/my-music-has-been-called-heavy-metal-but-that-s-not-an-accurate/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Emotions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotions/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/billy-squier-4506_emotions_my-music-has-been-called-heavy-metal-but_2056098.jpg) > [I'm the middle-class kid; it doesn't sound exciting, but a lot of my audience is middle-class kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-m-the-middle-class-kid-it-doesn-t-sound-exciting-but-a-lot-of-my/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3a/billy-squier-4506_audience_i-m-the-middle-class-kid-it-doesn-t-soun_2443036.png) > [I started as a guitarist and couldn't find a decent singer, so I started providing my own vocals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-started-as-a-guitarist-and-couldn-t-find-a-decent-singer-so-i/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Find](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/find/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/696/billy-squier-4506_find_i-started-as-a-guitarist-and-couldn-t-fi_1295241.png) > [When I grew up, I had influences as diverse as Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/when-i-grew-up-i-had-influences-as-diverse-as-keith-richards-pete/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Eric clapton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eric-clapton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/billy-squier-4506_eric-clapton_when-i-grew-up-i-had-influences-as-diver_2090720.png) > [I don't try to be difficult. I just care so much about these albums that I get crazed sometimes when I'm making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-don-t-try-to-be-difficult-i-just-care-so-much-about-these-albums/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/billy-squier-4506_care_i-don-t-try-to-be-difficult-i-just-care_882052.png) > [Even in 1971, J. Geils was into the Stones. When I heard Geils, I realized that a lot of other people hearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/even-in-1971-j-geils-was-into-the-stones-when-i-heard-geils-i/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Even](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/even/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d7/billy-squier-4506_even_even-in-1971-j-geils-was-into-the-stones_2633950.png) > [There are a lot of cases where I'm using, if not an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar more as a rhythm instrument.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/there-are-a-lot-of-cases-where-i-m-using-if-not-an-acoustic-guitar-an/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Acoustic guitar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acoustic-guitar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/billy-squier-4506_acoustic-guitar_there-are-a-lot-of-cases-where-i-m-using_2688762.png) > [When I was a kid, I was interested in folk music. But rock represented power, and I became the best rock guitarist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/when-i-was-a-kid-i-was-interested-in-folk-music-but-rock-represented/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/billy-squier-4506_best_when-i-was-a-kid-i-was-interested-in-fol_1705072.png) > [There's a time that you realize that you're not gonna get out of a room without playing certain songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/there-s-a-time-that-you-realize-that-you-re-not-gonna-get-out-of-a/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/billy-squier-4506_music_there-s-a-time-that-you-realize-that-you_2828432.png) > [I think that 'Tell the Truth' is one of the best rock records ever made by me or anyone - I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-think-that-tell-the-truth-is-one-of-the-best-rock-records-ever-made/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/billy-squier-4506_best_i-think-that-tell-the-truth-is-one-of-th_93032.png) > [I try to remember our relative insignificance on this planet and that these seemingly important things do not mean quite as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-try-to-remember-our-relative-insignificance-on-this-planet-and-that/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Important things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/important-things/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/billy-squier-4506_important-things_i-try-to-remember-our-relative-insignifi_269978.png) > [Seeing a young band, seeing that hunger and the raw spontaneity, is good for me. It keeps me young, so to speak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/seeing-a-young-band-seeing-that-hunger-and-the-raw-spontaneity-is/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/billy-squier-4506_band_seeing-a-young-band-seeing-that-hunger-a_1624947.png) > [I wouldn't want to end up in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the 'Master of Hip-Hop Samples,' but you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-wouldn-t-want-to-end-up-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-as-the/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [End](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/end/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c8/billy-squier-4506_end_i-wouldn-t-want-to-end-up-in-the-rock-an_1129464.png) > [I always wanted to merge heavy metal with pop music, but I think that because I grew up more with pop, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-always-wanted-to-merge-heavy-metal-with-pop-music-but-i-think-that/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Beatles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beatles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/billy-squier-4506_beatles_i-always-wanted-to-merge-heavy-metal-wit_1757670.png) > [We don't want to categorize our music. Some people say you need a definite musical direction to give a group visibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/we-don-t-want-to-categorize-our-music-some-people-say-you-need-a/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Categorize](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/categorize/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c15/billy-squier-4506_categorize_we-don-t-want-to-categorize-our-music-so_1897568.png) > [I'd gone to New York at an early age, and I got beat up a little bit, emotionally. So I thought I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-d-gone-to-new-york-at-an-early-age-and-i-got-beat-up-a-little-bit/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eac/billy-squier-4506_age_i-d-gone-to-new-york-at-an-early-age-and_761187.png) > [I can put on 'Revolver' or 'Led Zeppelin II' and then 'Tell the Truth' and there is no quality gap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-can-put-on-revolver-or-led-zeppelin-ii-and-then-tell-the-truth-and/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Gap](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gap/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/607/billy-squier-4506_gap_i-can-put-on-revolver-or-led-zeppelin-ii_2883703.png) > [You can't just say, 'God help me,' and he's there. It takes a little bit more work on the part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/you-can-t-just-say-god-help-me-and-he-s-there-it-takes-a-little-bit/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/billy-squier-4506_god_you-can-t-just-say-god-help-me-and-he-s_1140313.png) > [For me, music is this incredibly cerebral trip. You turn on the radio or put on a record, and it's your song,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/for-me-music-is-this-incredibly-cerebral-trip-you-turn-on-the-radio/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/billy-squier-4506_music_for-me-music-is-this-incredibly-cerebral_131073.png) > [I was always regarded as being better than ninety percent of the kids in school, but I was also something of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-was-always-regarded-as-being-better-than-ninety-percent-of-the-kids/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f5/billy-squier-4506_always_i-was-always-regarded-as-being-better-th_2042578.png) ## Billy Squier by topic [Music (24)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/billy-squier/) [Song (21)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/billy-squier/) [People (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/billy-squier/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/#itemlist", "name": "Billy Squier Quotes", "numberOfItems": 30, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So everybody is trying to play like Eddie Van Halen. 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