Quote by Billy Joel
If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, th

If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things. You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. – Billy Joel

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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory. – Billy Joel

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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

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When I was 19, I made my first good weeks 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

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You know, all my songs are relatives, brothers, sisters, cousins. – David Coverdale

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My music had roots which Id dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil. – Ray Charles

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Music is the career Im lucky enough to get paid for, but I have other desires and passions. – Layne Staley

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