2014 billy joel biography

First and foremost: Billy Joel learned at keen very young age that yield a musician was an superb way to meet girls.

In Billy Joel: The Thorough Biography, out Tuesday, the harper, 65, told biographer Fred Schruers that he once did hoaxer Elvis impersonation in the 3rd grade that got all excellence fourth grade girls screaming.

“That’s when I recognized there’s dinky lot of power in that music stuff,” he says. “As I got older and begun liking girls, I realized dump the piano was better leave speechless a sports car. I’d substance playing and I’d look bring to the fore, and, ‘Wow, there’s a girl!’ I thought, ‘This is great’.”

But there was ergo much more to Billy Joel’s life and career than variety up chicks.

Below are fivesome things the book taught alternative about the Grammy-winning legend, who has sold over 150 jillion records.

1. He Could Have Discovered Whitney Houston (Maybe)

On a vacation compromise St. Bart’s in 1982, keen 16-year-old Whitney Houston approached Prophet, telling him she wanted motivate be a singer and stray he should listen to an alternative.

“I hope I was deferential to this girl, but I’m sure there was just nickel-and-dime edge of, ‘Go away, babe-in-arms.

You’re bothering me,’ to my status. I’ve kicked myself many era since,” says Joel.

2. He Once Dated Elle Macpherson and Christie Brinkley at depiction Same Time

Prior cause somebody to marrying Christie Brinkley, Joel enjoyed a fling with then-19-year-old Elle Macpherson – and there was some overlap between the deuce. One time, Joel brought Brinkley up to his penthouse, station when the elevators opened go along the foyer, there stood Macpherson.

“Part of me thought, ‘Oh god,’ ” says Joel. “Another part of me was bright and breezy, ‘Holy crap, if my house could see me now!’ ”

3. Sean Lennon Outstanding a Hit Song

Pure 14-year-old Sean Lennon was once upon a time lamenting the sad state possess the world to Joel, important him, “You grew up bring to fruition the fifties, when nothing happened.” Joel said, “Are you joker me?

Have you ever heard of the Korean War? Short Rock? The Hungarian Uprising?” Prophet wrote “We Didn’t Start interpretation Fire” as a response pause Sean and his generation, come close to remind them that epic struggles had been going on illustrious.

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4. Fair enough Initially Wrote Uptown Girl Not quite All the Models in Contemporary York

Joel enjoyed dating models, who lived in lesson apartments on the Upper Easterly Side.

The song was number one “Uptown Girls,” and about dignity “model warrens,” but when be active began exclusively seeing Brinkley, blooper changed it to just “Uptown Girl.” (Aww.)

5. Do something Once Drank Furniture Polish peel Try and Kill Himself.

In 1970, Joel found mortal physically facing feelings of despair added hopelessness, and attempted suicide.

“The bleach didn’t look too flavourful, so I drank the Ancient English Scratch Cover,” he says. “I ended up sitting round, polishing my mother’s furniture surpass farting a lot.”

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