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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More quotes by Billy Joel
- I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
- In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.
- 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.
- More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
- In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.