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Billy Joel

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The Resume

    (May 9, 1949- )
    Recorded 'Piano Man,' '52nd Street,' 'Glass Houses,' 'Turnstiles,' 'The Stranger,' 'Songs in the Attic,' 'The Bridge,' 'River of Dreams,' Nylon Curtain,' 'Storm Front,' 'Captain Jack,' 'New York State of Mind,' 'Only the Good Die Young,' 'Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,' 'My Life,' 'Big Shot,' 'Good Night Saigon,' 'Allentown,' 'Uptown Girl,' 'Pressure' and 'We Didn't Start the Fire'
    Fought in 22 amateur boxing matches

Why he might be annoying:

    Every so often, he gets fed up with music and retires.
    He constantly complains about people scalping his tickets and people selling unofficial T-Shirts and souvenirs.
    He plays the accordion.
    He wrote 'Just The Way You Are' for his wife, then divorced her for model Christy Brinkley.
    He then married and divorced Christy Brinkley
    He smokes.
    He drinks.
    He suffers from depression.
    He was once arrested for burglary, but was cleared of all charges.
    He was denied his high school diploma because of his behavior (he was a gang member).
    He crashed his car three times in a two year period (April 2004).
    He re-entered rehab (March 2005).
    At age 66, he married 34 year old Alexis Roderick - his 4th marriage (July 4, 2015).

Why he might not be annoying:

    '52nd Street' was the first commercially released compact disc.
    He enjoys lecturing at colleges where he explains the origins of his songs.
    He is an accomplished pianist.
    He received an honary diploma from Hicksville High School when he was 43 (June 24, 1992).
    His father survived Dachau concentration camp.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 211 Votes: 59.72% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 101 Votes: 50.50% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 114 Votes: 45.61% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 127 Votes: 42.52% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 316 Votes: 46.52% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 248 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 202 Votes: 61.39% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 165 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 124 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 70 Votes: 41.43% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 152 Votes: 55.92% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 81 Votes: 45.68% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 156 Votes: 47.44% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 379 Votes: 36.41% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 187 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 204 Votes: 43.63% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 371 Votes: 40.43% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 980 Votes: 47.76% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 861 Votes: 48.20% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1023 Votes: 46.33% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 2251 Votes: 49.36% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 4838 Votes: 47.35% Annoying