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

— Billy Joel

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It takes these very simple-minded instructions - 'Go fetch a number, add it to this number, put the result there, perceive if it's greater than this other number' - but executes them at a rate of, let's say, 1,000,000 per second. At 1,000,000 per second, the results appear to be magic. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#appear #fetch #go #greater #instructions

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music. ↗

— Billy Joel

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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

#causes #charitable #creation #give #humanitarian

As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us. ↗

— Billy Joel

#beings #completely #crazy #feel #human

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

#about #because #being #chose #doubts

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

#crucial #even #inspiration #living #make

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

— Billy Joel

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Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box. ↗

— Roland Joffe

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