"When The Stranger was finished and mastered, we thought it was a masterpiece. We were, like, thrilled. The first time anybody really heard the record was at the listening party at CBS. And the room was dead silent. The first person that spoke up said, 'Well, you know, it's very nice, but I don't hear any singles.' And so I said, 'Well, you better find a single because we're not changing one note.'" - Elizabeth Weber

"What people were trying to do wherever they were, whether it was Laurel Canyon or it was Greenwich Village, they were trying to find out who they are. And I think a lot of that involves leaving where you're from and going somewhere else. But I think what you find is something about where you're from. And where Billy's from is New York."

"New York State of Mind, that one stood out. It was a phrase that I heard my dad say all the time with his friends, and I thought it was the most sophisticated, brilliant phrase. It doesn't matter who you are, what race, ethnicity, whatever religion you come from. In New York, you're in New York. That's the religion. And here's a song for you. It's soothing, it's elegant, and, you know, it's the anthem for New York." - Nas

Everbody Loves You Now (Cold Spring Harbor, 1971)

BILLY JOEL | And So It Goes (2025) dirs. Susan Lacy & Jessica Levin

BILLY JOEL | And So It Goes (2025) dirs. Susan Lacy & Jessica Levin

requested by @king-lena

"So Bill, you know, worked and toured more, and the gigs were better, but it didn't change our lives all that much because we didn't make any money." - Elizabeth Weber