I think once you dissect it or postmortem it, you can kill it. There’s an alchemy, there’s a sorcery, there’s a wizardry to it that musicians do. I’ve never been able to figure that out, but I don’t know if I want to, either. I don’t know how that translates into the kind of success that I’ve had. I was thinking about what I want to hear - and maybe I’m fortunate that other people wanted to hear the same stuff I did, but that’s really who I was writing for: I was writing for my own enjoyment. I’ve never really been able to figure that out. Could you talk a bit about what you see is the staying power of your music? Then afterwards, I’ll probably be able to get my hands around it.Īs a hit maker, as a platinum songwriter, you’re in Lennon–McCartney territory right now. I’m going to make sure everything is running the way it should. I’m just looking at doing the show today. I think it’s going to take a little time after I’ve done it to fully appreciate what it means. I can’t even get my head around it still. Can you put it in perspective for me, the capstone of one hundred shows at Madison Square Garden? Ben Finane, our Editor in Chief, interviewed Joel in July on the eve of his hundredth sold-out show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, where he has performed monthly since January 2014.ĭownstairs you said it was “a peak of your life” to have this hundredth show. He hasn’t released an album since 2001, but he continues to compose at the piano. Joel, despite his myriad influences, now listens mainly to classical music. Steinway Artist Billy Joel has sold more than 150 million records and is among the most popular singer-songwriters in the world.
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