Billy Joel
Subtitle: the life and times of an angry young man
By: Hank Bordowitz
Edition: Rev. and updated ed.
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Milwaukee, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781617130052
Subjects: Singers; Rock musicians; Biography
Description: 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." Author Hank Bordowitz has written the definitive biography of Billy Joel, capturing the creative fire that has fueled his music and art across decades of hits. This new edition brings the story up to date with startling revelations about the rocker's unpredictable life and career [Publisher description].
Notes: Originally published in 2006 by Billboard Books.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: And never saw his father anymore; title: Children lived in Levittown; title: You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd; title: There's a new band in town; title: We all fall in love, but we disregard the danger; title: So much to do and only so many hours in a day; title: The things I did not know at first I learned by doing twice; title: I bring to you my songs; title: A good reputation laying on the line; title: Sing us a song, you're the piano man; title: She's nobody's fool; title: I can finally find out what I've been looking for; title: Everybody's all excited by it; title: Doesn't matter what they say in the papers; title: I came home to a woman that I could not recognize; title: A fool who's not afraid of rejection; title: Made his move on Christie Lee; title: When you're counting on a killing, always count me in; title: Red flags are flying; title: I try to keep fighting; title: So far she hasn't run; title: I give my time to total strangers; title: Could { have missed the overture; title: Every drunk must have his drink; title: I saw the lights go out on Broadway; title: Got a new wife; title: Go ahead with your own life; title: Another serenader and another long-haired band; title: I'm trying just to get to second base; title: He can't understand why his heart always breaks; title: I can't tell you more than I've told you already; title: That is the story.