Quote by Billy Joel
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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

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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

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

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Food
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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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Its not just the Grammys that Ive pulled out of. I also pulled out of the English awards as well. The reason that I wanted to pull out was because I believe very much that the music industry as a whole is mainly concerned with material success. – Alanis Morissette

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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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I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world. – Peter Ustinov

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Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often. – Paracelsus

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