108 Quotes by Billy Squier

I take songwriting very seriously and I wouldn't want anything I do to be construed as frivolous or mundane.

For me, music is just one road. I dont have a specific pursuit; generally. I just try to be more aware of myself.

At all points, you have to look at what you're doing and say, 'Do I want to do this?' 'Am I up to it?' 'Am I strong enough?'

I guess I could sit around and say, 'Gee, I wish I were playing at the Capital Centre tonight instead of Hammerjacks,' but it doesn't happen.

Studio work is very methodical, while live concerts must be very spontaneous.

When I was a kid, I was interested in folk music. But rock represented power, and I became the best rock guitarist in my school.

There's a time that you realize that you're not gonna get out of a room without playing certain songs.

Take 'The Stroke,' for instance. Plenty of people saw sexual connotations in that song but to me it was about what goes on in the business world.

I was a good-looking, sexy guy. That certainly didn't hurt in promoting my music.