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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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 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...

The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.

The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.

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...

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...

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

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

If you tell kids they can't have something, that's what they want.

If you tell kids they can't have something, that's what they want.

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as...

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as...

It feels great to have a 1 album.

It feels great to have a 1 album.

Rock and roll used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.

Rock and roll used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something...

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something...

If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do...

If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do...

As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are...

As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are...

...now as we induldge, in things refined, we hide our hearts, from harder times...

...now as we induldge, in things refined, we hide our hearts, from harder times...

When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician....

When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician....

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...

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 don't care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.

I don't care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even...

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even...

For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able...

For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able...