Billy Joel’s Admission to Bill Maher About Classical Music: ‘I Get Stoned From It’ originally appeared on Parade. Bill Maher took his podcast Club Random on the road to Boca Raton, Florida, where he got to sit down with the iconic musician and piano player, Billy Joel.

The “Just The Way You Are” singer, 76, recalled an instance in which he was knocked unconscious by his father after putting his own spin on Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” during piano practice as a child. Howard, an accomplished classical pianist in his own right, required that all songs be performed as they were originally written.

Take a look back at Joel's former partners, including Christie Brinkley, and get to know his current wife, Alexis Roderick Joel, too.

Billy Joel is opening up about one of the most complicated chapters of his life in his new documentary, "Billy Joel: And So It Goes."

Alexa Ray Joel watched the new documentary about her father, 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes,' with mom Christie Brinkley. The film premieres in two parts on July 18 and July 25, on HBO Max.