Billy Joel’s Creative Director HBO Doc Was Years In The Making … Piano Man’s Kinda Shy!!!
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Billy Joel‘s longtime creative director Steve Cohen is explaining how the Piano Man’s documentary finally came to fruition … and he’s got a health update on the music legend too.
Steve’s known Billy for over half a century and he’s an executive producer on the new HBO documentary “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” … and he joined us Thursday on “TMZ Live” to take us behind the scenes of the production.
Billy was always reluctant to film a documentary because he felt like he told his story through his music … but Steve tells us what changed to get Billy in front of the camera.
Billy’s love life is also explored … and Steve tells us about a powerful conversation with Billy’s ex, Christie Brinkley … and he says Billy wasn’t comfortable with all the attention their relationship garnered back in the day.
Steve’s been in Billy’s circle for 51 years … and he says the guy’s progressing well from a brain disorder diagnosis … and tells us whether Billy’s ever going to get back onstage.