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In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.

Billy Joel

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.
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Causes Giving Musician
Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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Giving Heart Work
When I was 19, I made my first good week’s pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
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Club Jobs Musician
You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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Distance Much Resistance Too
Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
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Although Needs Romantic Tonight Want
Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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Distance Long Night Stimulations
Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate heart.
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Heart Love Lying
In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary safe and strong, to heal the wounds from lovers past, until a new one comes along…
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Comes Heart Past Sanctuary Strong
They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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Drink Expression Loneliness
So before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
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Drink Night Relationship
You’ve got your passion. You’ve got your pride. But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true.
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Ambition Dream Passion
I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
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Education Fire Long
Though it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
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Crucial Inspiration Living Make
You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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Money Overtime Pay Uncles Work
Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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Back Music Romance Together
I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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Mistakes Originals Theory

In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.

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In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.

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