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

Quote by Billy Joel

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Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of...

Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of...

More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.

More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.

People in music lie, but they don't expect you to believe them. People in television...

People in music lie, but they don't expect you to believe them. People in television...

There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.

There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.

Don't go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before Don't...

Don't go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before Don't...

Don't wait for answers... Just take your chances! Don't ask me why.

Don't wait for answers... Just take your chances! Don't ask me why.

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are...

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are...

I never said I wasn't going to play any more. I don't know where that...

I never said I wasn't going to play any more. I don't know where that...

They're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinking alone.

They're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinking alone.

You may be right I may be crazy but it just may be a lunatic...

You may be right I may be crazy but it just may be a lunatic...

I don't know why people thought I was retiring.

I don't know why people thought I was retiring.

I'd rather laugh in bed than do it. If I went to a lady of...

I'd rather laugh in bed than do it. If I went to a lady of...

I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes...

I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes...

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

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

I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered...

I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered...

When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense...

When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense...

We would all go down... together...

We would all go down... together...

Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed...

Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed...

I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.

I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.

Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that...

Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that...