Billy,
I’m a fellow Long Islander (Setauket / Stony Brook / Port Jefferson) and one of my dreams has been to interview you.
These are the questions I would ask you.
Thanks for your consideration.
Ryan McCormick
Questions We Would Love To Ask Billy Joel
As a child, you were a passionate reader. How did reading shape your perception of the world in comparison to your fellow classmates and what competitive advantage did being an avid reader give you in your musical career?
Do you have a “Bobby McFerrin” song – a song the fans love but, a song that you would give away your left arm never to perform again?
What insights about how people think and act did you learn as a direct result from your severe bouts with depression? What advice would you recommend to someone who is suicidal now or a parent who has a child that is suicidal?
What were your two greatest acts of rebellion – in thought and action?
What do you think that your three biggest innovations have been to writing and performing music and do you think that any of the innovations have been perfected to a greater degree by another musician?
Have you ever attained a career victory or milestone that actually brought you a considerable amount of psychological pain in the days after?
What were your biggest professional and biggest personal mistakes, what did you learn from them, and how has your perception changed because of them?
What song that you have written is the ballad of your life and the purpose for which you are here on earth for?
What are some of the best qualities in your Father that you have taken on and continue to exemplify today? What thoughts, actions, and words do you put into the world that you feel continually honor your Father?
How did Frank Weber’s betrayal impact your ability to develop and sustain trust with people for the rest of your life?
Lao Tzu once said “The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.” Of all the things that you did to attempt to expand your consciousness and awareness, what where the two that were the most profound and had the biggest impact?
Are you a fan of god? Regardless, are you concerned about or fear being judged by a “supreme being.”?
They say there are certain individuals who can bring the best & worst out of you. What three individuals bring out your best & what individuals bring out your worst and why?
What are three most powerful words & phrases in your vocabulary that you say often?
You find out you’re about to die and have just one minute to tell all of humanity what you learned during your lifetime and what your best pieces of wisdom are. What are you going to say?
