Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Billy Joel circa 1980. There is a very touching moment near the end of ...

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 ...

The new two-part Billy Joel documentary on HBO Max, which is called Billy Joel: And So It Goes, has a five-hour runtime. Do you have five hours to get utterly blasted with Billy Joel’s biographical ...

Billy Joel fans are protective, passionate, number in the millions, and the object of their devotion occupies a singular place in the pop-music pantheon. One would have to be beyond hardcore, though, ...

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 ...

Billy Joel turns 77, and a fan ranks his ten greatest songs, skipping "Piano Man" in favor of deep cuts, rockers, and timeless New York anthems.