For me, '52nd Street' is quintessential Billy Joel. I bought that record as a kid and listened to it so much.

I just wanted to go out and make a record that I've always wanted to make since I was a kid.

Billy Graham isn't about politics - Billy Graham is about God.

Remember the Stax label and how if you liked one record, you liked all the others as well? You don't talk to a lot of people who tell you how much they love their record label. I don't care how many records they sell.

Every time I make a record, it's make-or-break time. I hope I always have that mentality - that's what keeps me fired up.

When you're doing a Motley Crue tribute record, you can ask anyone to do it, and they're not going to say no.