Sure, it wasn't seamless — as when the CBS broadcast cut off prematurely — but that's all part of rock ’n’ roll.
Few musicians can say they celebrated their 75th birthday blowing out candles on a cake just ahead of putting on a 140-minute show in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden. Billy Joel can, though, and did just that ahead of his May 9 show at the legendary venue. He's been setting records and milestones at MSG since he began the monthly residency in 2014 — a run broken only by the pandemic lockdown, and one that's set to wrap up in July after a total of 150 performances.
' Joel had a few requirements of his own for any show, live or on TV. 'I need to be able to see my band,' he writes in an email. 'That's paramount. We set up at the end of the arena and sell all the seats behind. A piano player sets up sideways, so those seats are all good seats. Plus, I have turntable, which allows me to face any direction at any time.
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