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.

Quote by Billy Joel

Topics: Billy Joel Quotes

Artist - musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception...

Artist - musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception...

Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed...

Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed...

You may be right I may be crazy but it just may be a lunatic...

You may be right I may be crazy but it just may be a lunatic...

More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.

More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.

Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.

Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.

Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood Hop a flight...

Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood Hop a flight...

Don't be afraid to try again Everyone goes south Every now and then.

Don't be afraid to try again Everyone goes south Every now and then.

It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.

It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.

We would all go down... together...

We would all go down... together...

I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool...

I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool...

I've crashed my car three times.

I've crashed my car three times.

I'm a history nut.

I'm a history nut.

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even...

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even...

...now as we induldge, in things refined, we hide our hearts, from harder times...

...now as we induldge, in things refined, we hide our hearts, from harder times...

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as...

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as...

Rock and roll used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.

Rock and roll used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.

The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.

The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.

The love we give away is the only love we keep.

The love we give away is the only love we keep.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, While loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, While loving someone deeply gives you courage.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.

You can turn off the sun, but I'm still gonna shine.

You can turn off the sun, but I'm still gonna shine.