Billy Joel, Elton John
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In his new HBO documentary, Billy Joel addresses his feud with Elton John and talks about his career; however, it quietly ignores one major aspect of the musician's life.
In the new documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes, the Piano Man singer admitted that there was “bad blood” between himself and Sir Elton after an interview the latter gave to Rolling Stone in 2011, opening up about how past joint tours of theirs had to be cancelled due to “illnesses and various other things” including the former’s “alcoholism”.
Elton John and Billy Joel have been at odds since a 2011 Rolling Stone interview. But it looks like the two made up at the Songwriters Hall of fame ceremony.
After spending a few years bickering in the press, Billy Joel and Elton John are on good terms again. Joel disclosed the news in a new interview. "We made up a long time ago," he told ...
Billy Joel had "issues" with being compared to Elton John and thought working with his band was a "terrible idea." Joel recalls the incident in the documentary 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes.'
After Elton John dissed Blly Joel in 2011, the two music icons have made up, ending their feud at the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday, June 13
The impact of Billy Joel, Elton John and Paul McCartney on the music landscape over the decades is incalculable, the medium itself evolving as they have. Beyond that, they've established ...
Joel was clearly saddened by Elton's comments and publicly reprimanded him, but revisiting the feud in a New York Times Magazine article, which was published last month, it appeared the My Life hitmaker had mellowed, stating, "He (Elton) tends to shoot off his mouth - he shoots from the hip. I think his heart is in the right place. Maybe he's trying to motivate me, to get me mad or something ...
John’s full quote wasn’t exactly subtle. He blamed Joel’s alcoholism for tour cancellations, accused him of “coasting,” and described Joel’s rehab stints as “light,” quipping that when he went to rehab, he had to clean the floors, while Joel had TVs.