Billy Joel to announce shock retirement from music?

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Joel created a stir on Saturday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.
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Sad news for Joel fans. Speculation had been rife that the American singer best known for hit songs like Honesty, Just the Way You Are or Piano Man, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 75, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 22/12/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a singer isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a singer-songwriter-pianist just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouBilly

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouBilly was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“Billy Joel was unlike any other singer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouBilly”
— @universalObserver, 21 Dec 2024
“I thought Billy Joel retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 21 Dec 2024

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