I cant think of one person Ive ever met who didnt like some type of music. – Billy Joel
In an age of incompetence, Ive been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. Thats my job. – Billy Joel
Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music. – Billy Joel
I am, as Ive said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary. – Billy Joel
It is jazz music that called me to be a musician and I have always sang the songs that moved me the most. Singers, like Frank Sinatra and myself, we interpret the songs that we like. Not unlike a Shakespearean actor that goes back to the greatest words ever written, we go back to the greatest songs. – Harry Connick, Jr.