We did it so often for so long as an opening song. You gotta wanna do it. Why not do a Stranger night or a Nylon Curtain night? That was suggested. Can you see yourself ever doing a farewell tour? I might even decide right then and there this is my last show. We can make a lot of money if you do more shows now.
Rock-star biopics are big right now. Can you imagine a Billy Joel movie? I was gonna write an autobiography at one time — and I did. I lived my life. You and Donald Trump are about the same age, both born in outer-borough New York.
Does that give you any insight into him? I see him as being from an entirely different planet. I know he was born in Queens, but he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. His father was rich and gave him a lot of money. What do you think about his presidency so far?
I think maybe this was the shock that we needed to shake people out of lethargy. Are you going to get involved at all in the election?
I find a lot of people resent celebrities touting their candidate. That can actually turn more people off than it can bring more people in. I admire people like Springsteen, who gets up there and touts a candidate. My experience has always been that people resent it when they go to see you do a show and you get up on a soapbox and spout politics.
What made you do that? I was pissed off. So this president missed the boat. He had a great chance to say something meaningful and he blew it. Do you hope to sing with Elton John again before the end of his farewell tour? I would if he asked me to, sure.
We worked together for 16 years, and those were good shows. I thought they were good value. I would work with him again, absolutely. What TV shows do you watch? My taste in TV shows is pretty boring to most people. I watch the History Channel or the Military Channel or documentaries or the news. I just watched Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart again, great movie. But you sit down at the piano and write melodies just for yourself?
You always learn something new whenever you create. I may come up with an idea that could become a song. I may write a movie soundtrack. I may write a symphony. Jesse Dittmar. To balance all that angst, Joel turned to the work of the Beatles for some soothing sounds, even if the lyrics, such as the ones in "Laura," were still cutting. Much of the album was a combination of his love for then-wife Christie Brinkley and his love of doo-wop groups, resulting in a string of memorable hits -- "Tell Her About It," "Uptown Girl," "An Innocent Man," "Keeping the Faith" and "The Longest Time" -- that solidified his standing as rock's leading singer-songwriter of the time.
It would have been even more impressive if it wasn't for a little album called "Thriller. Of course, the most lasting songs are the ones that sound most Joel-like -- the rocking "A Matter of Trust" and big-band-influenced "Big Man on Mulberry Street. It turned out to be a strong final statement that has held up well, especially in concert where the title track has become nearly as indispensable as "Piano Man.
Real Estate Technology Cars Columns. By Newsday. Print Share fb Share Tweet Email. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. More on this topic Billy Joel's 14 best songs Billy Joel had quite the year in He started the year on national TV, performing songs live at his
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