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Billy Joel

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born

May 09, 1949 in Hicksville, New York, The United States

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male

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http://www.billyjoel.com/

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Arts & Photography

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William Joseph Martin "Billy" Joel is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973. According to the RIAA, he is the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States.

Joel had Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s; is a six-time Grammy Award winner; and has sold in excess of 150 million albums worldwide.[2] He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (Class of 1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1999), and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (Class of 2006). Joel "retired" from recording pop music in 1993 but continued to tour (sometimes with Elton John). In 2001 he subsequently released Fantasies & Delusions, a CD of classical compositions for piano. In 2007...more

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Books by Billy Joel

Average rating: 3.98 · 193 ratings · 43 reviews · 41 distinct works

	Goodnight, My Angel: A Lullabye by Billy Joel, Yvonne Gilbert (Illustrator) 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	My rating:
	New York State Of Mind by Billy Joel, Izak Zenou (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Billy Joel - My Lives 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Billy Joel Complete - Volume 2 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Billy Joel: Hits [With CD (Audio)] 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	We Didn't Start the Fire; Piano Vocal by Billy Joel, Sissi Schwengle 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1989	My rating:
	Billy Joel - Fantasies & Delusions: Music for Solo Piano, Op. 1-10 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Complete Hits Collection 1973-1997: Limited Edition 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Billy Joel: The Stranger 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	My rating:
	The Billy Joel: New Best of 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1995	My rating:

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Quotes by Billy Joel

“I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.”
― Billy Joel

tags: laughter , sadness , saints , sin , virtue

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“I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.”
― Billy Joel

tags: art , journey , music

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“So I would choose to be with you,
That's if the choice were mine to make,
But you can make decisions too,
And you can have this heart to break”
― Billy Joel

tags: and-so-it-goes , heart , life , love , music

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