I love Billy Joel and all. He’s been a favorite of mine for years and he’s a hero & inspiration but I also think the dude is kind of a douche and a bit greedy. Why can’t the man write a new record of pop songs for us like he’s good at? I’ve read interviews with him online and Billy says he’s not writing pop songs ’cause he’s simply tired of it. I hear him, though. Billy’s been writing pop songs since the 70’s and he is probably tired of it and wants to try different things. He says he’s done writing pop songs but not done making music completely. He says he’s been making classical music and plans on putting out a classical album at some point. He hasn’t written a new pop song in many years ’cause he simply doesn’t want to.

What I don’t get about him is he claims he’s done writing pop songs but he still tours on a regular basis and still plays all of his older songs live. What’s wrong with that picture? I think Billy is still capable of writing pop music… he’s just being a whiny baby.

Billy Joel is touring again this year. Set to return to the MGM Grand and set for several shows at Madison Square Garden. I think he still tours for the money obviously ’cause his ticket pricing sales are so high. His ticket pricing can go way up to $200. Pretty ridiculous. He’s got a make a living somehow, right?

I think he’s capable of putting out one more good pop album for all of us. I wish he would do that for the fans who still care about him. While I love Billy Joel, I can’t deny that he is greedy sometimes. He canceled out the Elton John concert in Albany (I’ll never forget it) and he canceled out his memoir book that he planned on publishing.

Want a new album by Billy Joel? Don’t expect one anytime soon. He’s planning to release re-issues of his older albums so that’s as far as you’ll get. It would be nice if he would give us an album of unreleased songs over the years — that’ll be better than nothing. I loved his last album, “River of Dreams” which was released in the early 90’s. I wish he would give us one more pop album. I’m sure a lot of his fans want him to do one more as well.

Kev