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It's a Billy and Elton tour, so I'm only doing half the...

It's a Billy and Elton tour, so I'm only doing half the work.

Quote by Billy Joel about work

I started going to Madame Louise's, the lesbian club where all the punk bands used to go - the Sex Pistols, the Clash. I remember seeing Billy Idol walk in there; he was gorgeous.

Quote by Boy George about sex

Everybody got it wrong. I said I was into porn again, not...

Everybody got it wrong. I said I was into porn again, not born again.

Quote by Billy Idol about bad

I don't care what stage or what reason, as long as we're...

I don't care what stage or what reason, as long as we're playing.

Quote by Billy Idol about reason

I love it when someone insults me. That means that I...

I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don't have to be nice anymore.

Quote by Billy Idol about insults, love

I rocked the cradle of love.

I rocked the cradle of love.

Quote by Billy Idol about love

I wanted to record 'Mony Mony' because it was the first...

I wanted to record 'Mony Mony' because it was the first record I ever made love to.

Quote by Billy Idol about love

If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one...

If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one where you can.

Quote by Billy Idol about dream, world, contentment

It doesn't matter about money; having it, not having it....

It doesn't matter about money; having it, not having it. Or having clothes, or not having them. You're still left alone with yourself in the end.

Quote by Billy Idol about clothes, money, end, contentment

Rock isn't art, it's the way ordinary people talk.

Rock isn't art, it's the way ordinary people talk.

Quote by Billy Idol about rocks, art, magic, people

The biggest misconception people have about me is that...

The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm stupid.

Quote by Billy Idol about nation, people

Artist - musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life.

Quote by Billy Joel about poets, writers, artists, life

As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.

Quote by Billy Joel about need, human imperfections, love, people

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.

Quote by Billy Idol about inspiration, stores, music, money

For whatever reason, not all people are born with the...

For 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.

Quote by Billy Joel about gifts, reason, music, faith, being, people

Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?

Quote by Billy Joel about americans, music, being, world, contentment

Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.

Quote by Billy Joel about safety, experience

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the...

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

Quote by Billy Joel about artists, good, good luck

I am truly pleased that the road has twisted and turned...

I am truly pleased that the road has twisted and turned its way up the East Coast to Boston.

Quote by Billy Joel

I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of...

I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.

Quote by Billy Joel about age, olderness

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