Billy Joel
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joelis an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States. His compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2 is one of the best-selling albums in the US...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth9 May 1949
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are much more fun.
You've got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
You'll learn more from your accidents than anything that you could ever learn at school.
Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
I'm a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift.
It's OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
I'm sure you have some cosmic rationale, but here you are with your faith and your Peter Pan advice.
Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
Do what you love, and you'll always love what you do
I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons. I didn't like the lessons very much, but I was enchanted by music. Music always transported me somewhere. Singing made feel good and being able to play the piano made me feel good.
We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We're all carried along, by the river of dreams.