Jerry Seinfeld paid tribute to Billy Joel earlier this week (March 28) following Joel’s a hundredth present at Madison Sq. Gardens, New York.
The artist has been performing on the venue for a residency as soon as a month for the final decade, with every of his 100 reveals being a sell-out. Joel’s first live performance at Madison Sq. Gardens befell on December 14 1978 – each live performance of his theirs has been a sell-out since.
Chatting with the gang, Seinfeld paid tribute to the artist saying: “I’m from Lengthy Island, like Billy is from Lengthy Island, He captured how all of us really feel residing on this explicit a part of the world. Lengthy Island. New York. He’s just like the companion that we’ve gone by our entire lives with. His music is our greatest buddy for our entire life.”
He continued: “100 sellouts in a row. Congratulations, Billy,” Seinfeld mentioned whereas presenting a banner to commemorate the milestone. “Most lifetime performances by any artist. You may die now,” he joked.
“And I wish to thanks for getting my home,” Joel instructed Seinfeld as he left the stage. “That was a pleasant factor to do.” Seinfeld at present lives in his former home, having bought Joel’s home virtually 25 years in the past.
Take a look at footage of the second right here:
Two Lengthy Island legends on stage at MSG. Billy Joel brings out Jerry Seinfeld.
Seinfeld: “His music captures how all of us really feel residing on this explicit a part of the world. Lengthy Island. New York…His music is our greatest buddy.”
Talking along with his co-writer Freddy Wexler (Justin Bieber, Celine Dion, Kanye West, Selena Gomez) on an episode of Audacy Test In on February 1, Joel mentioned that he had fallen out of affection with writing new music, including that he didn’t discover it “enjoyable” for the higher a part of 20 years.
Joel mentioned to Wexler: “It was enjoyable. Music is enjoyable. Rock n’ roll was enjoyable. It was all about having enjoyable — and I sort of misplaced that and I turned the lights off as a result of it wasn’t enjoyable anymore.”
He defined additional that over the course of the final 17 years, different individuals tried to get him again into the studio to work on new music, however he “at all times resisted it”: “I studiously averted it as a result of songwriting had turn out to be painful. I’ve this excessive bar. I mentioned to myself, ‘If I don’t attain that bar, I beat myself up and I punched myself and I hate myself.’ So, I ended doing it as a result of I acquired uninterested in feeling like that.”
Nevertheless, when he heard what Wexler was engaged on two years in the past, he started to really feel his love for songwriting return: “The melody, the chords, the chord development, even the time signature was one thing that struck me instantly, and that’s how I relate to music.”
Joel continued: “This explicit lyric on this tune, I’ve had these ideas, I might have written these lyrics verbatim. I’ve chewed on these phrases and I’ve considered these phrases, and I’ve mentioned these phrases earlier than. It was all sort of falling into place — and who am I to struggle that?”
Billy Joel launched ‘Flip The Lights Again On’ on February 1, marking his first new launch in 17 years. The monitor serves as a love letter to followers who’ve waited for the ‘Piano Man’ singer to launch new music, in addition to self-reflection for the singer, who asks himself if he had waited this lengthy to return.
‘Flip The Lights Again On’ is now accessible on all streaming platforms in addition to a limited-edition 7” vinyl which you should buy right here.
