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 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.
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.
If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.
Artist - musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life.
In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.
Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
I'll take my chances... I forgot how nice romance is...I haven't been there for the longest time...