I Go to Extremes: The Billy Joel Story

by Bill Smith (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2007

  $4.13

  Until now Billy Joel has never told his story. His long-time friend, veteran writer Bill Smith has gained unprecedented access to the singer, and with hours of taped interviews with dozens of friends, lovers, ex-wives, industry exexcutives and managers, has all the material to write the consumate Billy Joel book. From Joel's early love of classical music and the first professional music jobs he took to supplement the family income, to becoming a multiple Grammy Award winner and named by Columbia Records as their biggest-selling solo artist of the 20th century, the book is the most comprehensive account available of Joel's remarkable career. Highlights include details on Billy's marriage to Christie Brinkley and the birth of their daughter, Alexa Ray, collaboration with Ray Charles, Steve Winwood and Cyndi Lauper, being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and his thoughts on being a favourite of former US president Bill Clinton.