Billy Joel Says He’s Not Interesting Enough For A Biopic
Although the success of “Bohemian Rhapsody” has set the ball rolling on several biopics of ’70s rockers, Billy Joel says he doesn’t expect Hollywood to call anytime soon.
The piano man tells Rolling Stone his life hasn’t been interesting enough to keep theatergoers entertained — which he learned when he took a whack at penning his autobiography. “I was gonna write an autobiography at one time — and I did,” he says. “There wasn’t enough sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll in it for the publisher, so I gave the advance money back. I said, ‘F*** it, that’s me.’ I don’t know if I’m interesting enough to make a movie out of. I lived my life. I don’t want to be redundant.”
Joel celebrates his 70th birthday on Thursday.
Would you pay to see a movie about Billy Joel? Is he just as good today as he was 30 years ago?
