The 1989 number one song that “wrote itself” for Billy Joel
“From there it kind of wrote itself.”
Billy Joel
The 1974 cover song Billy Joel absolutely despised: “cut to pieces”
The worst kind of interpretation.
The one band Billy Joel never wanted to play in again: “I got that out of my system”
The hardest lesson to learn.
The 1968 song Billy Joel and Bob Dylan called the best: “The greatest ever”
The most perfect recording.
The 1979 anthem Billy Joel wrote after an awkward dinner with Mick Jagger: “Uptown riding in your limousine”
“You had the Dom Pérignon in your hand / And the spoon up your nose.”
The singer Billy Joel called one of the best rock voices: “The greatest”
The exact right kind of rock voice.
The 1989 song Billy Joel never wanted to sing: “Sometimes you just can’t get through to people”
Giving the whole thing away.