Playboy Interview: Billy Joel
May, 1982
Playboy Interview: Billy Joela candid conversation with the kid from hicksville--and one of america's hottest singer-songwriters--about his music, his feuds and his macho imageIn a time when record collections are updated as often as wardrobes, Billy Joel seemed destined to be another fad. True, his 1977 single "Just the Way You Are" was a smash hit, but both he and his music seemed too normal to make it in the world of musical flash. For one thing, Joel doesn't look like a pop star: H...