billy joel

“ The journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist. ”

“ We all have a face that we hide away forever and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone. ”

“ You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now. ”

“ I would not leave you in your times of trouble. We never could have come this far. I took the good times, I'll take the bad times, I'll take you just the way you are. ”

“ Everyone is a hypocrite in one sense or another and I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. ”

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

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

“ There ain't no island left for islanders like me. ”

“ You can't go the distance with too much resistance. ”

“ I look at some of the songs I wrote years ago and I can't believe I wrote such...[bad songs]. ”