In his new two-part HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes, the 76-year-old Piano Man opens up about the opportunity that still haunts him decades later.
"That was one of the most traumatic things I went through, was deciding not to work with George Martin, who was one of my heroes," Joel confessed during a recent appearance on Bill Maher's “Club Random” podcast.
The opportunity seemed perfect, especially since Joel admits his biggest challenge at the time was finding the right producer to elevate his sound.
Joel's internal struggle becomes clear as he recalls his thought process during that pivotal moment. "Wait, you're not gonna have George Martin produce you? Your big problem is production. You need a good producer," he remembers thinking.
Instead of Martin, Joel ultimately chose Phil Ramone, a staff producer at his label Columbia Records, to develop what would become his breakthrough album The Stranger.
Songs like "Just the Way You Are," "Movin' Out" and "Only the Good Die Young" became timeless classics that still resonate today. Yet despite the album’s massive success, Joel can't help but wonder about the "what if" scenario.
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