Does Joel feel a particular resonance with any of this year's other nominees Sure, he says -- Paul McCartney, because of the Beatles. The Beatles were the band that made me realize it was possible to make a living as a musician, ... When I heard the Beatles, I said, 'That's what I want to do'
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