In part two of this week’s Sunday Sitdown, Billy Joel tells Willie Geist about the origins of his classic songs “Piano Man” and “Uptown Girl” and shares his thoughts on fan theories about one his songs.
Billy Joel knows all about an increasingly popular fan theory that suggests two of his 'Piano Man' song characters are gay. And, the Grammy winner understand why fans think that. In the song, originally released in 1973, Joel sings from the point of a view of piano player in a bar telling stories about the bar's patrons.
'So, yeah, there’s a whole theory about it. He doesn’t have time for a wife,' he added. Joel went on to say the he never intended for Paul, Davy or any of the other characters in “Piano Man” to be gay. 'I never considered that, but I see it now,' he said, adding, 'It’s very funny, actually.
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