Tyler Cowen: evaluation

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…[laughs] That’s a good question. I love “Piano Man.” I think it’s an incredible song. I can’t really speak to, that much, Billy Joel being great outside of the few hits, but “Piano Man,” I think, is a correctly rated song. I’ve been thinking about him lately because he has immense talent, but I don’t like most of it. That raises interesting questions. But when I hear it on the radio, I don’t dislike it. I actually want to dislike it more than I actually do. Which aspect bothers you? In what sense does it matter that he’s not talented if you like it most of the time?…

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