I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are much more fun.
Billy JoelWell I never had a place that I could call my very own/That's all right, my love, 'cause you're my home.
Billy JoelYou just sit home and masturbate. The phone is going to ring soon, but you just can't wait.
Billy JoelFor 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.
Billy JoelOut of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
Billy JoelI didn't graduate high school, so I never got a teacher's education, I'm mostly self-read, self-taught. I always loved music, so I would probably either be in a band with another group of people, or an arranger, a producer, a musicologist, a music history guy, something to do with music. Either that, or I would probably be in jail. Or dead.
Billy Joel