Billy Joel - one of the most successful pop musicians in the world. What few people know: the "Piano Man" has German-Jewish roots; his father was from Nuremberg. Steffen Radlmaier has captured the many unknown family stories of the idol in a moving book, meticulously researching for it. Among other things, he conducted long interviews with Billy Joel, his daughter Alexa Ray Joel, his father Helmut, and his half-brother Alexander. But this book also tells of American music and German history, of Nuremberg, New York, Berlin, Auschwitz, Havana, and Vienna, of success and failure, of happiness and misfortune, of Sturm und Drang and rock 'n' roll. A must-read, not just for fans of Billy Joel! A look behind the scenes and into the German past of the global star Billy Joel. Completely updated, revised, and expanded edition. With a foreword by.