“My secretary came into the house and said, ‘Wow, you look like you're under a lot of pressure. I bet you that'd be a good idea for a song.’ And I went, ‘Thank you!’”: The accidental genesis of Billy Joel’s quirkiest single

Billy Joel.

Billy Joel is the personification of a superb musician and songwriter, who nailed his performance style to the mast very early in his career with the 1973 signature hit Piano Man.

His dominance during the early 70s was built on a deep gift for music, both lyrically and technically, with the acoustic piano taking a central role in the vast majority of his recorded and live work.