The incredible true story of how Billy Joel's stiff, "Piano Man", finally caught fire

[liverpool_for_life]

The true story of how Billy Joel's "Piano Man" stiffed, then caught fire

I WAS A SHY, NERDY TEENAGER WITH A BIG STEREO AND A SHELVING CRISIS. This was in the early ‘70s, when the stuff of the vinyl LP – oil –... More

keithyates.com

 

[keith_correa]

The true story of how Billy Joel's "Piano Man" stiffed, then caught fire

I WAS A SHY, NERDY TEENAGER WITH A BIG STEREO AND A SHELVING CRISIS. This was in the early ‘70s, when the stuff of the vinyl LP – oil –... More

keithyates.com

That is the most amazing thing I've read in a long time. I feel a bit sad too thinking about how many talents slipped through the cracks like Billy almost did. And didn't, all because of "those eyes".

 

[liverpool_for_life]

That is the most amazing thing I've read in a long time.

Same here.

I feel a bit sad too thinking about how many talents slipped through the cracks like Billy almost did.

Me too.

And didn't, all because of "those eyes".

Right? Nowt to do with the music in the album. Providence and chance play a bigger part in our lives than most of us are willing to acknowledge, IMO.

 

[jls001]

Incredible story. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Kannan]

Wow this one was an amazing read. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Nikhil]

Wow! What a great story! Thank you for sharing!
"Piano Man" has been one of those songs that grabbed me on first listen.



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[liverpool_for_life]

The amusing thing is that I found this incredible story because of my interest in Keith Yates, the brilliant HT designer. Me being an HT (and room acoustics) tragic and all that.

 

[Rajeshh]

Fascinating read. Thanks for the share.

 

[PCA]

Thank you for posting the link to this amazing story!

'Piano Man' is one of my all-time favourite songs. There are few verses in music, which are better than:

"Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone"