The “corny” songwriter Jack Black will always defend: “It’s not all hot cheese”Everyone has those few musical skeletons in their closet that they’d rather not discuss. Even Jack Black, known for his rock ‘n’ roll persona, had to admit that he didn’t necessarily feel “cool” for enjoying Billy Joel’s music. Credit: Far Out / Columbia RecordsThat’s also why fellow musicians have tended to appreciate Joel differently from sections of the music press. However, for someone like Black, this kind of artist only came around every few generations. That didn’t seem to matter one bit to Black, though, telling NPR, “I’ve had so many hot, cheesy, corny loves of music in my life.