Billy Joel

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Billy Joel - The Life & Times of an Angry Young Man takes an in-depth look at "the piano man," starting with his middle-class-poor Long Island, NY childhood and his years as a gang member, boxer, and working musician. With his breakthrough 1973 album Piano Man, Joel's story becomes one of unstoppable success. Author Hank Bordowitz covers those heady days, as well as the turbulent business dealings and bad advice that have colored his career. The book explores his big moments...including his inductions into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, his shift from popular to classical composition, his move to Broadway, as well as his personal struggles with broken marriages and substance abuse. Based on numerous interviews and enormous amounts of research, this biography gives a detailed picture of this complex man and his music.