American - Musician | May 9, 1949 -
My songs are like my kids.
Billy Joel
LikeKidsSongs
Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
MusiciansFindNowPositionBeing
Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
MusicFoodPeopleJunk FoodJunk
It feels great to have a #1 album.
GreatAlbumFeels
If you tell kids they can't have something, that's what they want.
YouWantTellSomethingKids
I've crashed my car three times.
CarThreeTimesCrashed
I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
New YorkNewBoxingKidPianoBeat
I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there's a mass influx from one place, that's when it becomes problematic for Americans.
ThinkAmericaPlacePrettyBeen
I never said I wasn't going to play any more. I don't know where that came from.
PlayKnowSaidMoreNeverGoing
I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
MeCriticismSometimesMorePraise
I don't know why people thought I was retiring.
PeopleThoughtKnowWhyRetiring
I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the song, Only the Good Die Young, asking them to ban my next record.
GoodSongDieYoungWriteAsking
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Billy Joel quotes