The Hassles made two great albums before they split up. They even made an interesting early pre-MTV music video for the song I HEAR VOICES. You can view the video on YouTube!!

1970 I lived across the hall from Jon Small and Elizabeth and Billy would come and sing on the apartment steps. Bottle of wine and lots of singing. John Dizek and Jon were in a band then. I'm really looking for Brian Ruggles. Anyone know of his where abouts?

Actually, on Christie Brinkley's website it said thast she left Billy Joel for another guy. That this must be true, since she was hitched later that same year as the divorce.

After years of trying to figure it, i got it out of her. The Song "She's Always A Woman" Was About my mom, who went out with him for a while. she was born and raised in oyster bay Ny

For the past 15 or so years, Joel has toured college campuses and performing halls to answer questions from audience members about his songs, career and the music business. He would appear solo with just his piano and sing parts of his (and sometimes other people's) songs to illustrate his points. He has been praised for his openess, intelligence and humor during these events, and has been quoted as saying other intelligent and witty rock/pop stars, such as Don Henley, would be naturals at doing the same thing.

In his early days, Joel would end his concerts with the line "Don't take no s*it from nobody" (sic). He would also do profane rants against music critics. He dropped both as he got older.

I grew up in Flushing NY. There use to be a club off of Main Street called "The 17 Steps" where I first met Billy. This was around the Atilla days. As an ex Golden Gloves, Billy was not one to mess with. I remember once when Billy tapped a guy on the shoulder, as he turned, Billy clocked him... Good Night! I hadn't remember that story till a previous friend reminded me. Then it dawned on me.. That was Billy Joel. True Rags to Riches.

He dated Trish Bergen - the sub for Deborah Norville on "Inside Edition" back in 1999-2001 when she was a local reporter on "News 12 Long Island".

I love Rolling Home, by Attila! Nothing wrong with it at all!

ATTILA is a very underrated album. Most people have never listened to it before, but have heard that it's a heavy metal album. That is 100% untrue. There are some tracks that are heavy rock, but for the most part the songs are regular rock songs featuring organ and drums. The song "Amplifer Fire" is very jazzy and fun to listen to. By the way Attila only played a handful of gigs, most prominently a residency at Village Gate in NYC during August 1970. They performed with a band called Jam Factory (featuring Joe English on drums, who soon would join Paul McCartney & Wings). During a visit to Fillmore East in October 1970, Billy Joel and Jon Small took in Lee Michael's show which also featured drums and organ. This is when the decision was made to dissolve Attila.

Wait, let me rephrase that, he had a stepson.

Billy doesn't have a child from his first marriage. He only had Alexa, from his second.

I went to school in Hicksville and have seen his house, he lived in a "Levit" style house. In the Hicksville Middle School his intials are carved into the piano rooms closet. He also has a plaque in the Hicksville High School Hall of fame in the lobby, among those who lost their lives in 9-11

I know everything about Billy Joel but I didn't know that he had a kid with Elizabeth. Jeepers!

After Billy's first solo album, "Cold Spring Harbor"(1971), critics and newsmedia actually accused him of "imitating" none other than Elton John. He said he wasn't intentionally trying to imitate Elton John, it was just that he was so musically influenced by him,... that it came across that way to some. On Thanksgiving night of 1981, I got a chance to meet & speak with Billy for the first time, at his soundman's (Brian Ruggles) club, called "Sparks", up on Long Island's north shore in Huntington. I advised him at that time that I was playing piano & singing professionally(Solo) on Long Island for the past year, and it had bothered me very much that many people in my audiences were saying and whispering that I sounded like Billy Joel, and that I was trying to imitate him. I told Billy that I was clearly not trying to intentionally "imitate" him. And to this, Billy was nice enough to take not only his time, but also his wisdom & experience to inform me about his above-mentioned time with the critics & newsmedia after the release of "Cold Spring Harbor". He told me to just sing on,...that I was just as influeced by him, as he was of Elton John, and that I would eventually develop my own style. And after he took the time to relate that to me, it never bothered me anymore if I heard someone say that I was trying to sound like him, because Joel was right on with his wisdom. I'm presently in my 25th year of solo performing, and many of my following who have been with me for all these years, have continually advised me how I have indeed developed my own style. Thank you Mr. William Martin Joel. You didn't have to spend the time to give me that very valuable advice outside on the front porch of "Sparks" on that Thanksgiving evening. But you chose to do so. You will forever be my #1 musical idol. As Carly Simon used to sing, "Nobody Does It Better"!!!... I wrote a Tribute song for Billy in 1992. I call it "Little Big Man".

Joel's father is Jewish (his mother is not) and a holocaust survivor. He raised Billy without any jewish identity to protect him from anti-semitism.

According to the All Music Guide, Billy Joel played piano on the Shangri-La's song "Leader Of The Pack". He was sixteen at the time.

in 2004, at 55 year old, Billy Joel, married his 22 year old girlfriend, Katie Lee. His 18 year old daugher will be a Maid of Honor.

Daughter, Alexa Ray, is from his second marriage.

Joel also has a daughter from his first marriage.