DiscussionHQ - General Discussions
DiscussionHQ is a general discussion forum that has opened December 2024!
We provide a laid back atmosphere and our members are down to earth. We have a ton of content and fresh stuff is constantly being added. We cover all sorts of topics, so there's bound to be something inside to pique your interest. We welcome anyone and everyone to register & become a member of our awesome community.
Billy Joel - This is My Life
- Thread starter Joe Riley
- Start date
Joe Riley
Seemly Member
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2025
- Messages
- 2,712
Billy Joel says aging musicians who keep making records past their prime 'dilute their legacy'
Billy Joel believes in leaving on a high note.
The five-time Grammy winner said he stopped writing music after his 1993 album "River of Dreams" because he felt like "I was done."
"I didn't want to lock myself in a cave and devote myself like a monk to writing anymore. I had done it 12 times," he told music producer Rick Beato in an interview posted to YouTube on Monday.
"And I decided I was not going to do it anymore because I've heard artists who keep putting out records and they really… they dilute their legacy," he added. "Maybe they're not as good as they used to be, or they're not as motivated as they were, but it ends up trailing off. I didn't want to go like that." MORE