Just Released Song After 17 Years, Billy Joel: No More Fun

Billy Joel. (Photo: Instagram @myrnasureezphoto)

JAKARTA - Billy Joel is back with a new song titled Turn the Lights Back On which was released Thursday, February 1. This song marks Joel's return after 17 without any new works.

When he was a guest on the Audacy Check-In podcast, Billy Joel explained the reason why he had just released a new work after 17 years.

The Uptown Girl singer claims to be a person who is often very critical of himself when making songs. For this reason, Joel praised his colleague in writing Turn the Lights Back On, Freddy Weapon.

"I have a high standard that I set for myself. If I don't reach that standard, I blame myself and beat myself and I hate myself. So I stop playing music because I'm bored with such feelings," said Billy Joel, launching People, Saturday, February 3.

Joel said he often felt'silent' when writing songs alone.

"The point is from the reason I entered the world of music, the same reason as (Wweverting) doing it, which is fun. Music is fun, rock n' roll is fun," he said.

"It was all about having fun, and I kind of lost it. And I turned off the light because it wasn't fun anymore," Joel continued.

Furthermore, Joel said his meeting with Wear had changed his view. He again found pleasure in writing songs.

Melodi, akor, perkembangan akor, bahkan tanda birama adalah sesuatu yang langsung menarik perhatian saya, dan itulah cara saya berhubungan dengan musik, ujar Joel tentang lagu barunya.

"Special lyrics in this song, I have this idea, I could have written this lyric word by word. I've been chewing these words and thinking about these words, and I've said these words before. Everything happened, and who am I to fight against it?" he added.

For information, Billy Joel will feature Turn the Lights Back On on stage for the first time at the 66th Grammy Awards which will be held on Sunday, February 4 local time.