Billy Joel Explains 17-Year Wait for New Music: 'It Wasn't Fun Anymore'
Billy Joel in New York City in June 2023.Photo:Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via GettyBilly Joelis setting the record straight on why it took him 17 years to write new music.ThePiano Mansinger, 74, revealed that he is often very critical of himself when creating songs and credited Freddy Wexler, his songwriting partner on “Turn the Lights Back On,” as the person who got the ball rolling bringing him back into the music scene....