HBO pulls back curtain on the Piano Man
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The “Just The Way You Are” singer, 76, recalled an instance in which he was knocked unconscious by his father after putting his own spin on Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” during piano practice as a child. Howard, an accomplished classical pianist in his own right, required that all songs be performed as they were originally written.
Well known for playing shows filled with a fan-pleasing repertoire, songsmith Billy Joel called out one huge rock band for allegedly not playing the hits.
Piano Man Billy Joel opened up about falling for his best friend's wife in a new documentary, "Billy Joel: And So It Goes," premiering July 18.
The "Piano Man" singer is set to appear on the 'Club Random' podcast next week, with a video clip from the interview released on Friday.
He didn’t see the film until it was finished, so he stuck by that, and we took that as permission to tell the real story about Billy Joel.”