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Billy Joel: 'I stopped songwriting to avoid diluting my legacy'

Billy Joel on why he gave up songwriting

Billy Joel has admitted he stopped songwriting because he didn’t want to “dilute” his legacy.

The 77-year-old penned the tune River of Dreams in 1993, but then hung up his songwriting cap.

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