I've always said about 50% of what happens at a concert has to do with the audience. If you play for a dead audience you're gonna stink. If we play for a great crowd we're much better. You want 'em to make noise. It's kinda like sex, if they don't make noise, you ain't doin' it right.
Billy JoelThey say that these are not the best of times, but they're the only times I've ever known.
Billy JoelYou're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own.
Billy JoelI tell the audience every night, "I hope you didn't pay more than face value on that ticket, because we ain't worth more than that, and you ain't gonna get any more than that."
Billy Joel