Billy Joel prefers to think of himself as a rock and roller. But he’s probably even better known for his ballads. When he sat down with The New York Times for an interview in 2013, the interviewer asked him if he was happy about that.
Read MoreThat same January, Billy played Madison Square Garden with the intention of returning for an appearance every month as long as there was still demand. And he’s still playing there every month to this day.
Read More‘If I’m not going to Columbia University, I'm going to Columbia Records. And you don't need a high school diploma over there.’”
Read More“We were going to destroy the world with amplification. A lot of people think [I] just came out of the piano bar. I did a lot of heavy metal for a while.”
Read More“I found out after the fact that had The Stranger not been a successful selling album. they probably would have dropped me from the label.”
Read MoreThe singer, songwriter and keyboardist, who died on Wednesday, was a hitmaker for Fleetwood Mac whose crystalline voice and roots in the blues gave her music a distinct emotional punch.