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Billy Joel Says Classical Project Took Eight Years
Two new Billy Joel albums come out Tuesday (October 2)-a two-disc hits set called The Essential Billy Joel and, more notably, Fantasies & Delusions (Music For Solo Piano), his first set of instrumental classical music and his first album of new material since 1993’s River Of Dreams. Joel tells LAUNCH that the long gap between albums allowed him to develop as an instrumental writer and that he had resolved not to push anything out before he felt it was ready: “To tell you the truth, I wasn’t feeling compelled to put anything out. All I wanted to do was compose,… Read more »