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