Billy Joel
Billy Joel

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are much more fun.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

There's nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

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
Billy Joel

I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

I don't care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.

Billy Joel
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 being a wizard.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.

Billy Joel
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 to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.

Billy Joel
Billy Joel

It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.