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Billy Joel, is a globally-recognized Singer, Songwriter and Pianist. He produced pop music hits from 1973 beginning with the unforgettable single "Piano Man" until his retirement from the genre in 1993 (a retirement that he denies). Joel could be considered one of the fathers of Piano rock. He has continued to tour occasionally (usually with Elton John) in addition to writing and recording classical music. Joel denies any influence of Elton John on his music, but there is still a similarity between his early music and Elton's. He joined his first band at age fourteen. In the late 1960s, he was in the band Attila and then The Hassles, and also played in piano bars under the name of "Bill Martin". His first solo album, Cold Spring Harbor (a reference to the Long Island town of the same name), was released in 1971. Joel toured with Elton John; during the tours the two have played each other's songs and performed duets. Joel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. Joel has always relied heavily on his own experiences in writing his songs; perhaps the best examples are "Piano Man", which he wrote out of his experience of regularly playing at a piano bar in the early 1970s, and "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant," purportedly written about either the Syosset mainstay Christiano's or a similar eatery in New York City's Little Italy. His song "New York State of Mind"-a track from 1976's Turnstiles album that has since become a standard-also demonstrated his affinity for his home state. Joel also is known for his depiction of life in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, which he paid tribute to in one of his most popular songs, "Allentown," released in 1982. The song depicts living in industrial Allentown, Pennsylvania in the early 1980s. Joel's daughter Alexa has also been a motivation for lyrical content; he penned "Lullabye" for her. Similarly, his song "The Downeaster Alexa" combined his love for his daughter with a depiction of the plight of boat captains in the offshore fishing industry. "Uptown Girl" was a love song about the seemingly mismatched romance between himself and Christie Brinkley, Alexa's mother and his second wife. Joel has always had a trusting, open attitude in both his business and personal relationships. This attitude was manifested as advice in the song "Tell Her About It", as well as in an expression of his own needs in "Honesty" and "And So It Goes". It can also be found in his description of the elements needed to make a relationship work in "A Matter of Trust". The song "We Didn't Start the Fire" lists historical events from his birth in 1949 through the mid-1980's-the first thirty-five years of Joel's life, reflecting his fascination with culture and history. The song "Leningrad" shows Joel's appreciation for the history of the Soviet Union and his feelings about the Cold War in which he was raised. Before Joel went into the music business, he always wanted to become a history teacher; later in his career, he earned a New York state teaching license. In addition, having attempted suicide earlier in his life, Joel composed a song on request called "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" specifically to strengthen those contemplating suicide to choose life instead. Joel has recently been returning to his fascination with classical music and has been experimenting in that area. Fantasies and Delusions, his first album of classical pieces, got a tepid response from critics but went to #1 on the classical charts.