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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.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Beat Different Drummers Experience High Historically Know Like March Musicians Net Norm Our Outside Safety Safety Net Those Walking Who Wire Without

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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.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Audience Crucial Even Inspiration Living Make Market Money Music Ratings Share Some Something Tangible Though Unseen Vast Your Yourself

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You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I'm making more money.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Give Guts Hate Making Money More People Reason Want You

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When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Buy Club Enough Enough Money Factory First Food Freaked Good Job Made Me Money Musician Pay Quit Rent Some Still Week

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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Art Created Great Inspired Intimate Listen Look Music Portraits Sense Specific Times Were Which Works

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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.

~Billy Joel

Topics: American Being Demand Exports Finally Huge Living Most Music Our Popular Popular Music Recognized Successful Time

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Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?

~Billy Joel

Topics: Career Could Good How Material Objective Over Pretty Pretty Good Put Recorded Thought Together Whole Wrote

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Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of life shouldn't try, because being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Ability About Because Being Chose Doubts Expressed Kind Life Live Musician Something Those Try Who You

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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Being Find Irs Least Legitimate Musicians Now Position Themselves Thinks Unlikely

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

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: May 9th, 1949

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