The 1980 single Billy Joel wrote as a middle finger to his critics: “Publicly stating your prejudices”

The 1980 single Billy Joel wrote as a middle finger to his critics: “Publicly stating your prejudices”The bold Billy Joel is often the first to bash his own back catalogue. Now, not that I’m biased or anything, but the bile that musicians seem to have for music critics really does grind my gears. Even if this wearisome melody is playing for an icon like Billy Joel. A decade and a half into his career, he’d seen trends rise and fall, outlasting all of them. As is always the case with being a lifer in music, he’d also seen his stock rise and fall, too.