| Billy Joel, singer and composer, gets a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Billy Joel leans down and touches his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Billy Joel wrote the song, Say Goodbye to Hollywood. On Monday, he joked he'd never leave.
"It looks like I'm always going be here," Joel said after his sidewalk star was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "I have to tell you that I had not considered this when I wrote Say Goodbye to Hollywood."
Joel's plaque was placed on Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Pantages Theatre, where the Tony Award-winning musical based on his songs, Movin' Out, is playing through Oct. 31.
Joel, 55, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, lived in suburban Santa Monica early in his career. The pianist, singer and composer recalled walking along Hollywood Boulevard and "looking at all these names and not having a clue that I'd be here doing this."
Joel has had more than two dozen Top 10 hits in his career, including 1974's signature song Piano Man, which he said he wrote in California.
- The Canadian Press | |
