The drug dealer that inspired a 1973 Billy Joel classic: “Everybody would just get their brains wasted”
The druggy side of New York.
Billy Joel Archives: 07/2026
The only artist Billy Joel has ever attempted to emulate: “I am inspired”
Emulation: the highest form of flattery.
The soul singer Billy Joel always wanted to sound like: “Always so musical”
Every emotion you could ask for.
Billy Joel reveals how Linda Ronstadt gave him his first hit record: “Are you out of your mind?”
It changed his career forever.
“Total stinkers”: The two 1980s songs Billy Joel will always regret
“I realise now I shouldn’t have done that…”
The singer Billy Joel called a better lyricist than him: “He had that going for him”
Well above his usual standard.
The producer Billy Joel fell out of love with: “Didn’t appeal to me”
The wrong kind of collaboration.
How Billy Joel’s 1977 love song made it clear he was heading for divorce: “I should have known”
“I probably should have known right then…”
The 1962 album Billy Joel and Don Henley called the greatest: “That changed my life”
The most natural singing ever.
