Billy Joel surprised a New York City high school by singing two songs and fielding some questions from the class. According to the Associated Press, the singer-songwriter made an appearance at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Queens on Thursday (May 30). Singer Tony Bennett, who opened the school a dozen years ago, was also there.
Billy Joel opens up about a lot of things in a new interview with The New York Times Magazine, including dating, not writing any new pop songs and Elton John's "mom hair." But he also addresses two subjects the tabloids have mostly focused on since Joel stopped making pop records two decades ago: his drinking and the state of his finances.
Aerosmith, Van Halen and Billy Joel are the headliners for this weekend's Stone Music Festival in Sydney, Aus. During yesterday's press conference to kick off the weekend, media and fans learned that there's a mutual respect and admiration amongst the legendary rockers. "I tried to do the thing in 'Jump' but I split my pants," Joel said. "I couldn't do the move."
Her music isn't as widely known as her famous father's, but Alexa Ray Joel -- otherwise known as the 27-year-old daughter of Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel -- still has some fans of her own. In fact, one of them recently took things a little too far.
Legendary music producer Phil Ramone passed away last weekend, and now one of his most famous collaborators, Billy Joel, has penned a lengthy piece for Rolling Stone explaining just how much Ramone contributed to his music and his success. Case in point: it was Ramone who convinced him to record the song that saved his career: "Just the Way You Are."
Although he's spent the past few months saying that he's given up touring, Billy Joel may have had a change of heart. In a new interview, Joel says that if he launch another tour, fans shouldn't expect a typical greatest hits show.
How many times have you been to a rock concert and have been disappointed because the band or the singer doesn't sound anything like they did 30 or 40 years ago when they were first putting hits on the radio. Billy Joel doesn't want to be one of those artists, and I must applaud him for his position. Joel stopped making pop albums 20 years ago but he continued to perform live. Now, it seems the Piano Man is considering ending his concert career as well.
Although has sworn off the idea of doing another full-scale rock tour, Billy Joel still does his acclaimed 'An Evening of Questions and Answers and a Little Bit of Music' series at colleges. At a recent event, a fan wound up playing one of Joel's signature songs with the legendary musician.
Despite a killer performance at the recent 12-12-12 concert at Madison Square Garden and an upcoming headlining slot at JazzFest, Billy Joel will not be mounting a tour any time soon. In a new interview, he disclosed that recent health issues have stopped him from a return to the stage.
During their tour a few years ago, you got the impression, because of all the fun they were having, that Elton John and Billy Joel might consider working together again especially since acts like Fleetwood Mac and Bob Seger are touring this year. But an interview revealed something's not right between the two iconic "piano men".
