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Thank you all for your input.

Do you think that the act of using these vocal clips would be defensible under the Fair Use clause in any way?

Ok. It's extremely unfortunate that you think I may run into legal problems if I release my song in this way; since the whole song is centered around never losing your "spark of madness" and is in a way a tribute to Robin Williams himself, hence the voice clips. But alright, thank you for the input. I would love for anyone else to share their opinion about this as well

I am a musician, and I would like to use short voice clips at the beginning and end of my song. The voice clips would be Robin Williams from one of his recorded Stand-Up Specials. The quotes are as follows: Beginning of the song: "You're only given a little spark of madness. and if you lose that.....you're nothing." End of the song: "come back, I'll be here. (audience applauds)" Will I run into any legal trouble if I use these voice clips in my song and then attempt to sell it on various websites such as bandcamp, and release it on Spotify, iTunes, etc.? Thanks in advance.