Billy Joel cancels his memoir

Mar 31, 2011

Billy Joel cancels his memoir

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It seems Billy Joel doesn't want to tell all, after all.

The Book of Joel, billed as an "emotional ride" that would detail the Piano Man's failed marriages and his battles with substance abuse, was set for publication in June. Earlier this month, HarperCollins revealed the cover photograph for the book, and Joel's editor promised it would contain details "he has never revealed before."

But in a statement to the AP today, Joel, 61, said he had changed his mind. "It took working on writing a book to make me realize that I'm not all that interested in talking about the past, and that the best expression of my life and its ups and downs has been and remains my music," he said.

HarperCollins confirms the deal had been canceled. Spokeswoman Tina Andreadis said Joel had turned in a finished manuscript, but that no copies had been printed. The publisher had planned a first printing of 250,000 copies.

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