Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
Billy Joel
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Billy Joel
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 9
Composer
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
New York City
New York
William Martin Joel
William Martin Billy Joel
BJ
William M. Joel
Aging
Extraordinary
Merely
Incompetence
Age
Incompetent
Makes
Competence
Competent
Insecurity
Birthday
More quotes by Billy Joel
I look in the mirror and think, 'I don't look like a rock star.' I talked about this with Bono and we looked at each other and decided we look like a pair of bricklayers.
Billy Joel
Call you up in the middle of the night. It's awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
Billy Joel
We passed the hash pipe and played our Doors tapes.
Billy Joel
I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
Billy Joel
We're on the verge of all things new.
Billy Joel
Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. When will you realize... Vienna waits for you.
Billy Joel
If you tell kids they can't have something, that's what they want.
Billy Joel
You've got yoga, I've got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
Billy Joel
Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That's all right, my love, 'cause you're my home.
Billy Joel
There's an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
Billy Joel
Though you can see when you're wrong, you know you can't always see when you're right.
Billy Joel
You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
Billy Joel
It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.
Billy Joel
Here I am starting a franchise and I'm gonna be 65 years old. I should've started this in 1978... I wrote like 300 songs and I'm gonna have to re-learn some of them!
Billy Joel
You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too. Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev'rybody loves you now.
Billy Joel
As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
Billy Joel
There was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck... I was having a hard time a couple of years ago... I'm a good driver, I just had bad luck.
Billy Joel
When I first started I didn't know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of 'em. But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that's trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
Billy Joel
I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I've been looking for.
Billy Joel
If I traveled all my life And I never get to stop and settle down Long as I have you by my side There's a roof above and good walls all around You're my castle, you're my cabin and my instant pleasure dome I need you in my house 'cause you're my home.
Billy Joel
