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Read [Fred Schruers Book] ^ Billy Joel: The Definitive Biography Online # PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Billy Joel: The Definitive Biography The long-awaited, all-access biography of a music legendIn Billy Joel, acclaimed music journalist Fred Schruers draws upon more than one hundred hours of exclusive interviews with Joel to present an unprecedented look at the life, career, and legacy of the pint-sized kid from Long Island who became a rock icon.Exhibiting unparalleled intimate knowledge, Schruers chronicles Joel’s rise to the top of the charts, from his working-class origins in Levittown and early days spent i
| Title | : | Billy Joel: The Definitive Biography |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.96 (533 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804140219 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
FRED SCHRUERS enjoyed a successful high-profile career as a writer at Rolling Stone, chronicling an impressive body of musicians and actors, including Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen, Jack Nicholson, Sheryl Crow, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Chris Rock. His writing has also appeared in Premiere, Entertainment Weekly, Men’s Journal, GQ, the Los Angeles Times, and Columbia Journalism Re
"If you call yourself a Joel fan, you'll be reading this." –Newsday"The rollicking story of a Hicksville boy made good." –Maura Johnston, Newsday"Schruers clearly realizes he has gold in his interviews with Joel, his friends, paramours and confidants He delivers insights on individual songs that will surprise even the most studied Joel fan. and has given us the most complete look at Joel’s life and career to date." –Dallas Morning NewsBilly Joel not only lives up to its subtitle, but has the strengths of both an autobiography and biography. It will likely end up as the most complete tome on the Bard of Lon
Billy Joel Based on interviews with Joel, his friends, family, band mates and many others, this biography takes us from Billy Joel’s family history all the way to the present. Joel has long been one of my favourite singers and I cannot help agreeing with Elton John, that he is a bit of a conundrum, so I was very interested to find out more about him. I have never read a . "Listen to what the man says (about music)" according to Waltbos. As a professional musician (commercial music composer/film orchestrator) I really appreciated Billy Joel talking the time to talk about the music (which, like him, I live to do). So many of these pop musician biographies focus on the trappings of fame, relationships, mishaps, etc. and though this book doesn't shy away from these topics I nevertheless feel I got a tr. I brought on long driving trip and it made the trip feel 5x's Longer!! : ( Scott M *Preface of review - I admit Billy Joel - is a Master of the piano (etc) - but this book Blows!!I appreciate his music on the radio - and I have a couple of his CDs - but this book Might be Only for an Avid Fan (and I said 'Might').I took this out of the local library - to 'read'/listen to on a long trip. Of the 10 CDs I listened to 'only' 3 of them before it made m
The long-awaited, all-access biography of a music legendIn Billy Joel, acclaimed music journalist Fred Schruers draws upon more than one hundred hours of exclusive interviews with Joel to present an unprecedented look at the life, career, and legacy of the pint-sized kid from Long Island who became a rock icon.Exhibiting unparalleled intimate knowledge, Schruers chronicles Joel’s rise to the top of the charts, from his working-class origins in Levittown and early days spent in boxing rings and sweaty clubs to his monumental success in the seventies and eighties. He also explores Joel’s creative transformation in the nineties, his dream performance with Paul McCartney at Shea Stadium in 2008, and beyond.Along the way, Schruers reveals the stories behind all the key events and relationships—including Joel’s high-profile marriages and legal battles—that defined his path to stardom and inspired his signature songs, such as “Piano Man,” “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,” “New York State of Mind,” and “She’s Always a Woman.” Throughout, he captures the spirit of a restless artist determined to break through by sharing, in his deeply personal lyrics, the dreams and heartbreaks of suburban American life.Co
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