Quote by Billy Joel
Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most

Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself. – Billy Joel

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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music. – Billy Joel

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Ive come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, its a Greek tragedy. – Billy Joel

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Tragedy
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Dont make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though its crucial to make a living, that shouldnt be your inspiration. Do it for yourself. – Billy Joel

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The scarcity of the music not only makes the music itself enjoyable but it also gives the collector a strange sense of superiority. – Henry Rollins

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She was one of those people who said I dont know anything about music, but I know what I like. – Max Beerbohm

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My horizon on humanity is enlarged by reading the writers of poems, seeing a painting, listening to some music, some opera, which has nothing at all to do with a volatile human condition or struggle or whatever. It enriches me as a human being. – Wole Soyinka

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When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and its a pretty honorable position to be in. – Eric Clapton

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You used to have to sing and convey emotion, and now, well, technically you can do anything with technology. It sucks for music today, but thats why that old music feels so good to me. – Christina Aguilera

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