Billy Joel Cancels All Concerts After Brain Disorder Diagnosis

Rolling Stone ^ | Staff

[kosciusko51]

Understood. But it was played ad nauseam, and was not up to his usual standards.

[Paddyboy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tQKW9aquT0

Summer Highland Falls

[alstewartfan]

The funny thing is that Billy hates writing lyrics.

[dfwgator]

I lost a lot of respect for Billy because of the way he treated his band, especially Liberty DeVitto.

Billy owes a lot of his success to his band.

[dfwgator]

Travelin’ Prayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6UtlRL3b3c

[dfwgator]

He’s one of the few performers who makes the live versions of his songs much better than the studio versions.

I didn’t particularly care for his early records, but Songs In The Attic really makes those songs so much better than the studio versions.

[Sirius Lee]

His is a rare talent.

There's a good reason he was awarded the Gershwin Prize. His songs will no doubt become part of the Great American Songbook.

[Clutch Martin]

I wonder if his boxing hobby has anything to do with this?

[takebackaustin]

That’s a Scott Joplin tune. Repopularized by the movie “the Sting” iirc. Did Billy Joel cover it?

[Political Junkie Too]

It's a completely different song with the same title. Joplin's The Entertainer is a piano rag that was a popular style at the time.

-PJ

[takebackaustin]

Thanks! I actually googled before commenting and the Billy Joel song didn’t come up on the first page of results. Not throwing shade on Billy Joel — that wasn’t one I remembered.

[minnesota_bound]

Not the deadly covid vaccines..no siree.
Note how many entertainers and sports people are dying off of various diseases since 2020 before their time?
Not the deadly covid vaccines..no siree.

[God luvs America]

it’s not unusual

[Tax-chick]

I’m sorry to learn of his illness. I wish him a full recovery.

[chrisser]

Damn. He’s still got the voice. Almost spooky coming out of that body.