Billy Joel

I've crashed my car three times. ”

When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created. ”

When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked. ”

Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be? ”

I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there's a mass influx from one place, that's when it becomes problematic for Americans. ”

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist. ”

I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood. ”

If you tell kids they can't have something, that's what they want. ”

My songs are like my kids. ”

You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I'm making more money. ”