Billy Joel

I always hated my hair, so now it’s going away.

Billy Joel

I always wanted to try to be a teacher even before I was in the music business. I liked history, and good teachers made an impact on me.

Billy Joel

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

Billy Joel

I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.

Billy Joel

I can’t remember faces, don’t remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.

Billy Joel

I don’t belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that’s what’s kept me grounded because I know it’s not right.

Billy Joel

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

Billy Joel

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

Billy Joel

I have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.

Billy Joel

I keep telling people: Don’t make me the poster boy for AA because I don’t know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.

Billy Joel