Billy Joel
eBook - ePub

Billy Joel

The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man

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eBook - ePub

Billy Joel

The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man

About this book

Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man is a look at the superstar's entire career, including his troubled youth as a gang member; the controversy surrounding his first hit, "Captain Jack"; his legal problems; his storied marriage with Christie Brinkley; and his continued artistic frustration. "The Beatles did 'Michelle' and 'Yesterday '" he has said., "They also did 'Revolution' and 'Helter Skelter' and they weren't pegged as balladeers. But because I had hit singles that were ballads, I became known as a balladeer. I've always resented it."



Joel – one of the top ten touring takes of the decade – has continued his standing road date with Elton John on the never-ending Two Pianos tour. It was one of the world's top-grossing tours in 2009, just behind U2 and Bruce Springsteen.

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Information

Publisher
Backbeat
Year
2011
eBook ISBN
9781617130823
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Foreword: Stranded in the Combat Zone
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1: And Never Saw His Father Anymore
  9. Chapter 2: Children Lived in Levittown
  10. Chapter 3: You Might Have Heard I Run with a Dangerous Crowd
  11. Chapter 4: There’s a New Band in Town
  12. Chapter 5: We All Fall in Love, but We Disregard the Danger
  13. Chapter 6: So Much to Do and Only So Many Hours in a Day
  14. Chapter 7: The Things I Did Not Know at First I Learned by Doing Twice
  15. Chapter 8: I Bring to You My Songs
  16. Chapter 9: A Good Reputation Lying on the Line
  17. Chapter 10: Sing Us a Song, You’re the Piano Man
  18. Chapter 11: She’s Nobody’s Fool
  19. Chapter 12: I Can Finally Find Out What I’ve Been Looking For
  20. Chapter 13: Everybody’s All Excited by It
  21. Chapter 14: Doesn’t Matter What They Say in the Papers
  22. Chapter 15: I Came Home to a Woman That I Could Not Recognize
  23. Chapter 16: A Fool Who’s Not Afraid of Rejection
  24. Chapter 17: Made His Move on Christie Lee
  25. Chapter 18: When You’re Counting on a Killing, Always Count Me In
  26. Chapter 19: Red Flags Are Flying
  27. Chapter 20: I Try to Keep Fighting
  28. Chapter 21: So Far She Hasn’t Run
  29. Chapter 22: I Give My Time to Total Strangers
  30. Chapter 23: Could I Have Missed the Overture
  31. Chapter 24: Every Drunk Must Have His Drink
  32. Chapter 25: I Saw the Lights Go Out on Broadway
  33. Chapter 26: Got a New Wife
  34. Chapter 27: Go Ahead with Your Own Life
  35. Chapter 28: Another Serenade and Another Long-haired Band
  36. Chapter 29: I’m Trying Just to Get to Second Base
  37. Chapter 30: He Can’t Understand Why His Heart Always Breaks
  38. Chapter 31: I Can’t Tell You More than I’ve Told You Already
  39. Chapter 32: That Is the Story
  40. Afterword: I Write My Book and I Have My Say and I Draw Conclusions
  41. Appendix A: Album Charts
  42. Appendix B: Singles & Tracks
  43. Appendix C: Grammy Awards & Nominations
  44. Appendix D: Other Awards & Honors
  45. Appendix E: Gold & Platinum Awards
  46. Bibliography
  47. Notes
  48. Photo Insert