In this audio clip, Billy Joel discusses how Ray Charles was his favorite piano player/singer, and how he named his daughter for Alexa Ray, for this iconic performer. Billy Joel is a pianist and singer-songwriter best known for his song “Piano Man”.
In this audio clip, Billy Joel discusses the “misunderstanding” between him and Elton John after Joel quit touring with Elton John. Billy Joel is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer best known for his song, “Piano Man.”
Actor Jeremy Piven discusses what it’s like to play shopping magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge and explains how Selfridge’s personality traits have stuck with him in his everyday life.
Comic book artist Jack Kirby discusses the idea behind The Incredible Hulk and explains why the character is based on mankind’s natural reaction to a dangerous situation.
Actress Debbie Reynolds remembers the advice Fred Astaire gave her about learning a complicated dance routines and describes the security that Astaire had to keep onlookers from watching him practice.
Piano student Michael Pollack describes what it was like to play the piano for Billy Joel while he was at Vanderbilt and explains how he gathered the courage to ask Joel if he could come up on stage.
Actor James ‘Jimmy’ Stewart recalls his first creative meeting with Alfred Hitchcock and describes the unique process of shooting a movie Hitchcock used as a director. Stewart also discusses what it’s like to see himself on the screen in his early films.