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After Diagnosis, Billy Joel Is Closing Motorcycle Shop
Billy Joel to Shut
Motorcycle Shop
Aug 13, 2025 5:07 PM CDT

Billy Joel to Shut Motorcycle Shop

20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay displayed singer's collection, free of charge

(Newser) - Billy Joel's beloved Long Island motorcycle shop is closing down after nearly 15 years of offering fans a free peek at his personal collection of dozens of bikes. The music icon will be shuttering 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay, New York, in late September and auctioning off his...

Billy Joel Talks Handling 'Water on the Brain'

Singer opens up about recovery, canceled concerts after normal pressure hydrocephalus diagnosis

(Newser) - Billy Joel is breaking his silence on his health with an update, two months after revealing a brain disorder diagnosis that sidelined his tour. The 76-year-old music legend announced in May that he'd been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus , or NPH, a condition that leads to a buildup...

Billy Joel's Mandate for New HBO Doc: 'Just Tell the Truth'

The 2-part film explores the star's music, life, and enduring influence

(Newser) - Billy Joel famously returned a multimillion-dollar book advance in 2011, declaring that his story was best told through music, not memoirs. Now, HBO's new two-part documentary, Billy Joel: And So It Goes, seeks to honor that preference while still offering an unflinching look at Joel's life and...

Billy Joel Attempted Suicide Twice After Affair

Singer was depressed after he had an affair with his then-bandmate's wife

(Newser) - Billy Joel: And So It Goes premiered at New York City's Tribeca Festival on Wednesday, and in the documentary, Joel reveals that decades ago, he attempted suicide—twice. When he was in his 20s and in a band, Attila, with his best friend Jon Small, Joel moved in with...

Christie Brinkley Shares Warm Wishes for Billy Joel

She sends ex 'lots of love' after his brain disorder diagnosis

(Newser) - Christie Brinkley's ultra-amicable relationship with her ex-husband Billy Joel was on full display following Joel's announcement that he's canceling his upcoming shows after having been diagnosed with a brain disorder. "Dear Billy ,The whole Brinkley gang is sending you lots of love and good wishes for...

Billy Joel Cancels All Shows, Reveals Diagnosis

Singer, 76, says he has a brain disorder called normal pressure hydrocephalus, is recuperating

(Newser) - Billy Joel revealed Friday that he is recovering from a brain disorder and canceled all of his upcoming shows, reports Billboard . Details:
  • The 76-year-old said he's been diagnosed with "normal pressure hydrocephalus," which "has been exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision
...

7 Words Billy Joel Said to Christie Brinkley About Her Memoir
7 Words Billy Joel
Said to Christie
Brinkley About
Her Memoir
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May 4, 2025 11:35 AM CDT

7 Words Billy Joel Said to Christie Brinkley About Her Memoir

'Just say what you need to say,' singer told ex-supermodel of the unflinching Uptown Girl

(Newser) - Uptown Girl , Christie Brinkley's unflinching new memoir, dropped on Tuesday, and the former supermodel admits that writing about ex Billy Joel was the most difficult part of penning it, as she delved into his drinking and suspected affairs, among other topics. "The hardest thing to include was...

'Piano Man' Hits Pause on Concert Tour

Billy Joel postpones shows for 4 months so he can recuperate after surgery for medical condition

(Newser) - If you've already broken out a bottle of red and a bottle of white to celebrate nabbing Billy Joel concert tickets, you may have to stick the cork back in them for a bit. The "Piano Man" announced on Tuesday that he's delaying eight shows over the...

After 10 Years at MSG, Billy Joel Takes a Final Bow

Singer-songwriter closes out residency at NYC venue more than a decade after it began

(Newser) - Billy Joel certainly had occasion to celebrate with a bottle of red and a bottle of white Thursday night, as he brought to a close a historic residency run at Madison Square Garden, more than a decade after it started, reports NBC News . The 75-year-old singer-songwriter and renowned "Piano...

CBS Cuts Off 'Piano Man' Midsong
CBS Cuts Off
'Piano Man'
Midsong
Apr 15, 2024 7:30 PM CDT

CBS Cuts Off 'Piano Man' Midsong

Network apologizes and says concert will be rerun Friday

(Newser) - Viewers of Billy Joel's nationally broadcast concert on Sunday night are well aware that the closing lyrics of "Piano Man" are not "and they sit at the … Action 12 News!" But that's roughly what many of them heard when CBS cut away from the...

Here Are the Big Shots Billy Joel Wants in His Superband

'Piano Man' singer says he'd love to collaborate with Sting, John Mayer, and Don Henley

(Newser) - Billy Joel has been back in the headlines lately, with his first new song released in 17 years and a performance at the Grammys . Now, the Piano Man is stirring the pot for fans even more with talk of a superband, and he's got quite the wish list for...

It's the Day Billy Joel Fans Have Been Waiting for

Long Island's resident songwriter releases 'Turn the Lights Back On,' first new song in 17 years

(Newser) - Billy Joel's first new song since George W. Bush was president is here. As promised, the Piano Man released "Turn the Lights Back On" on Thursday, a romantic ballad that Rolling Stone notes "doubles as a message to fans that have waited all these years for new...

Billy Joel Schedules End to Madison Square Garden Shows

150th concert next summer will be the last, he announces

(Newser) - Billy Joel isn't moving out yet from his monthly perch at Madison Square Garden, but he's decided when he will. The singer-songwriter says he will conclude his residency in July 2024 with his 150th lifetime performance at the venue, the AP reports. "It's hard to believe...

Mansion Builder to the Stars Feared Dead in Plane Crash

Ben Krupinski, 70, is among four passengers in a crash off the coast of the Hamptons

(Newser) - A go-to builder for celebrity Hamptons getaways is feared dead after a plane went down off the coast of Amagansett, Long Island on Saturday. Ben Krupinski, whose clients included Martha Stewart and Billy Joel, was aboard the Piper PA-31 Navajo along with his wife, Bonnie, and grandson Will Maerov, 22....

A New Year, 2 New Star Engagements

Paris Hilton, Billy Joel's daughter are headed for the altar

(Newser) - Wedding bells are in the air for the daughters from two famous families. Paris Hilton, great-granddaughter of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton, got engaged on the slopes of Aspen, Colo., over the weekend, a Hilton rep confirms to People . The 36-year-old's now-fiance, actor Chris Zylka, proposed just after lunchtime, with...

Billy Joel Welcomes Third Daughter
It's Another Girl
for the Piano Man
Oct 24, 2017 12:04 AM CDT

It's Another Girl for the Piano Man

Singer's first daughter was there for the birth of his third

(Newser) - Billy Joel is now the proud father of a third daughter—Remy Anne, who was born at New York University Hospital on Sunday night. She is the singer's second child with his wife Alexis Roderick. Joel, 68, didn't reveal the pregnancy until last week. "Alexis and Remy...

Without a Word, Billy Joel Protests Neo-Nazis

Wears prominent Star of David at concert

(Newser) - Without saying a word, Billy Joel protested the rise of white supremacism Monday night at his Madison Square Garden concert. When he returned to the stage for his four-song encore, Joel was wearing yellow Stars of David on both the front and the back of his suit, Newsday reports. The...

This Summer, Rock Out Like It's 1977

What's 40 years old is not new but still touring, and fans still flock to old favorites

(Newser) - It's more than a feeling: Many of the rock 'n' roll bands that were huge in 1977 will comprise a big part of the summer concert market 40 years later. Queen, Foreigner, Boston, Aerosmith, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Billy Joel, and Rod Stewart are among those launching major tours...

Billy Joel, Cuomo Launch Motorcycle Ride

To raise breast cancer awareness in New York state

(Newser) - New York's governor will ride alongside music icon Billy Joel in a statewide motorcycle ride to raise awareness about breast cancer before signing legislation that expands access to screenings for the disease. Gov. Andrew Cuomo will begin his ride Monday morning at Sunken Meadow Park on Long Island, reports...

Top 7 Earners in Music for 2015

Not surprisingly, Taylor Swift tops the list by a long shot

(Newser) - Which musicians are raking in the most dough? Billboard looked at 2015 revenue from music sales, streaming, publishing, and revenue (so, not counting money made from merchandising or sponsorships) to come up with the 40 highest-paid musicians of that year. The top seven:
  1. Taylor Swift: $73.5 million, $61.7
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