Billy Joel involves himself with the music industry.
William Martin Joel ( born May 9 , 1949 ) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist . 1 & 2 is one of the best-selling albums in the US . In 2013 , Joel received the Kennedy Center Honors , the nation 's highest honor for influencing American culture through the arts . With the exception of the 2007 songs `` All My Life '' and `` Christmas in Fallujah '' , Joel stopped writing and releasing pop/rock material after 1993 's River of Dreams .