Billy Joel’s 1973 track “Piano Man” is a beautiful example of the songwriter’s ability to combine autobiographical experiences with conjured imagery and characters to create a song that, despite its ...

In the early 1970s, a scrappy, classically-trained piano player from Long Island was playing to half-empty rooms, trying to convince the world that rock and roll had a place for the concert grand. By ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Billy Joel's The Stranger and Greatest Hits jump to new peaks ...

Billy Joel: And So It Goes reveals the inspiration and process behind certain songs. But it also digs into Joel's alcoholism, multiple marriages and divorces, and his conflicts with fellow musicians.