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Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.42166092
EAN: 9780823082506
ISBN: 0823082504
Label: Billboard Books
Manufacturer: Billboard Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: July 01, 2005
Publisher: Billboard Books
Studio: Billboard Books
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Editorial Review:
The definitive biography of a pop giant!
From the groundbreaking Piano Man to Just the Way You Are to Allentown to Uptown Girl and dozens of other chart toppers, Billy Joel's music has provided the soundtrack to millions of lives. His songs are etched in our memories, and his live shows are breaking sales records everywhere. His albums have sold more than 100 million copies, his singles have sold millions more, and 33 Joel songs have appeared on Billboard's Top 40 charts since 1974. Here at last is the definitive biography of the brilliant and volatile artist Billy Joel. Interviews with Irwin Mazur, Joel's first manager, Artie Ripp, Joel's first producer, plus many others from every part of the musician's life offer revealing glimpses of a man known for his outsize personal struggles as well as his phenomenal gifts. With dramatic new information on Joel's legal battles and his substance abuse, plus his live concerts and Broadway show Movin' Out, Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man is an exciting, up-to-the-minute look at one of the great musical geniuses of our times.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Good synopsis but not definitive
For me, the period of time from "Turnstiles" to "Nylon Curtain" was the ultimate Billy Joel. He was in his element and his trials and tribulations with his first wife Elizabeth were reflected in his art. Joel is as much tin pan alley as he is a rocker. (Among his many influences were Ray Charles, The Beatles, Procol Harum, Hendrix, Traffic, etc) This book reflects on Joel well but it is not a balanced portrait. I suspect the truth maybe between the two biographies. Joel has been burned so many times ... Read More
Rating:  - Interesting Info -- Terribly Written
I've not read other attempts at Billy Joel biographies, so this one definitely contained some interesting facts that I, as a long fan, did not know. It was incredibly difficult, however, to pull those tidbits out from the terrible and often ridiculous prose that is the writing (and editing -- hello typos -- "through" and "thorough" are not the same word!) of this book. The author tries (too hard) to draw parallels where none exist solely for the sake of attempted literary-ness. Commenting on the "McCarthyism" ... Read More
Rating:  - Until the Real Thing Comes Along...This'll Have to Do
This biography of Billy Joel is the best one I've ever seen of Billy. It's also the only one I've ever seen. Bordowitz has put together a decent, though not definitive, look at Billy Joel's career by splicing together interviews with ex-associates of BJ's, articles from other magazines, and a few of BJ's TV interviews. To say that the sources are thin would be an understatement. Bordowitz also makes a few glaring chronological errors that should've been edited out. He refers to 1981 as the end of the Reagan ... Read More
Rating: - OK, but mostly past interview material
Chronologically, this was a good history of his career. But reading the book, I couldn't help feeling that I had heard much of this before. All direct quotes from Billy Joel were taken from newspaper and magazine interviews as he did not participate in this book.
I have heard that this was a negetive portrayal of Mr. Joel, but I found it to be realistic. Nobody is perfect.
Rating: - Good book that covers early years well...
I think that if someone is researching rock music, this is a good resource and has some of the people who took part in Billy's early years, but if you're looking for the definitive bio on Billy Joel, the writer mentions that the people close to him have either signed nondisclosure agreements or have nothing bad to say about him, as well as Billy not feeling that his life story is worth writing about (and that the book would have to be a great novel that makes for a read for people who don't know who he is), more ... Read More
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