BookShared
  • MEMBER AREA    
  • Billy Joel

    (By Fred Schruers)

    Book Cover Watermark PDF Icon Read Ebook
    ×
    Size 20 MB (20,079 KB)
    Format PDF
    Downloaded 570 times
    Last checked 7 Hour ago!
    Author Fred Schruers
    “Book Descriptions: The long-awaited, all-access biography of a music legend

    In Billy Joel, acclaimed music journalist Fred Schruers draws upon more than one hundred hours of exclusive interviews with Joel to present an unprecedented look at the life, career, and legacy of the pint-sized kid from Long Island who became a rock icon.

    Exhibiting unparalleled intimate knowledge, Schruers chronicles Joel’s rise to the top of the charts, from his working-class origins in Levittown and early days spent in boxing rings and sweaty clubs to his monumental success in the seventies and eighties. He also explores Joel’s creative transformation in the nineties, his dream performance with Paul McCartney at Shea Stadium in 2008, and beyond.

    Along the way, Schruers reveals the stories behind all the key events and relationships—including Joel’s high-profile marriages and legal battles—that defined his path to stardom and inspired his signature songs, such as “Piano Man,” “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,” “New York State of Mind,” and “She’s Always a Woman.” Throughout, he captures the spirit of a restless artist determined to break through by sharing, in his deeply personal lyrics, the dreams and heartbreaks of suburban American life.

    Comprehensive, vibrantly written, and filled with Joel’s memories and reflections—as well as those of the family, friends, and band members who have formed his inner circle, including Christie Brinkley, Alexa Ray Joel, Jon Small, and Steve Cohen—this is the definitive account of a beloved rock star’s epic American journey.”

    Google Drive Logo DRIVE
    Book 1

    Patient Care: Death and Life in the Emergency Room

    ★★★★★

    Paul Seward

    Book 1

    Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz

    ★★★★★

    József Debreczeni

    Book 1

    The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit

    ★★★★★

    Ron Shelton

    Book 1

    What a Fool Believes: A Memoir

    ★★★★★

    Michael McDonald

    Book 1

    Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me

    ★★★★★

    Bernie Taupin

    Book 1

    Somebody to Love: The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury

    ★★★★★

    Matt Richards

    Book 1

    The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life

    ★★★★★

    Suleika Jaouad

    Book 1

    Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man

    ★★★★★

    Hank Bordowitz

    Book 1

    Long Train Runnin': Our Story of The Doobie Brothers

    ★★★★★

    Tom Johnston

    Book 1

    Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run

    ★★★★★

    Peter Ames Carlin

    Book 1

    Manhattan Cult Story: My Unbelievable True Story of Sex, Crimes, Chaos, and Survival

    ★★★★★

    Spencer Schneider

    Book 1

    Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital

    ★★★★★

    David M. Oshinsky

    Book 1

    Sound Man

    ★★★★★

    Glyn Johns