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Billy Joel

The Definitive Biography

Fred Schruers

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Three Rivers Press
01 December 2015
Now in paperback, the long-awaited biography of the word-class music legend, based on exclusive interviews, originally intended for Billy Joel's autobiography

The all-access biography and unprecedented look at the life, career, and legacy of a pint-sized kid from Long Island who became a music legend.

""A funny, revealing, and poignant look at

Billy

Joel's long career.""-Boston Globe

Exhibiting unparalleled intimate knowledge, Fred 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.

Comprehensive, vibrantly written, and filled with Joel's memories and reflections-as well as those of the family, friends, and band members who have formed his inner circle, including Christie Brinkley, Alexa Ray Joel, Jon Small, and Steve Cohen-this is the definitive account of a beloved rock star's epic American journey.
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Imprint:   Three Rivers Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 131mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   318g
ISBN:   9780804140218
ISBN 10:   0804140219
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Fred Schruersenjoyed 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 Review.

Reviews for Billy Joel: The Definitive Biography

“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 News “[Billy 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 Long Island, with the most access to its subject.”—Houston Press “Schruers’ account of Joel’s 1970s rise is fantastic, rich in anecdotes about the origins of different songs.”—Billboard “[A] funny and revealing account of one of the most popular songwriters of our time.”—New York Daily News “Schruers uses interviews to great effect, allowing to emerge the everyman persona that resonates with Joel's fans . . . a fair, thorough assessment of Joel's celebrity.”—Publishers Weekly


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