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Article: JOEL TAKES BITTERNESS ONSTAGE
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- July 29, 1994
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BARBARA JAEGER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
07-29-1994
JOEL TAKES BITTERNESS ONSTAGE
By BARBARA JAEGER
Date: 07-29-1994, Friday
Section: LIFESTYLE / PREVIEWS
Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early
Column: ROCK BEAT
Biographical: BILLY JOEL
In the dozen years I've been writing about musicians, I've tried to
follow my own unwritten rule. And that is to focus on an artist's work,
not on his personal life and problems.
But when an artist's high-profile life appears to influence his
work, breaking that rule is sometimes unavoidable.
Several years ago, when Bruce Springsteen was in the midst of a
divorce from model-actress Julianne Phillips, I found myself ...