Billy Joel PICKS His All-Time Favorite Song _ 2024 GRAMMYs _ E! News

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00:00 Joining me now is living legend Billy Joel and his beautiful wife Alexis.

00:05 Mr. Joel, it's such an honor to meet you.

00:08 You just released your new song, "Turn the Lights Back On,"

00:12 your first new song in 17 years.

00:14 Why did now feel like the right time?

00:16 I don't know. It just all came together now.

00:22 So I said, "Why not?"

00:24 I love that. It's such a beautiful song.

00:28 And it's so beautiful.

00:31 And my boyfriend, Nick Confession, is a huge fan of yours.

00:34 And we've been together three and a half years.

00:36 And so your music has been the soundtrack of our relationship.

00:39 I've woken up many mornings with Billy Joel just blaring as he's making breakfast.

00:43 So thank you for all the years of incredible music.

00:47 You're back on the Grammy stage tonight for the first time in over 20 years.

00:51 How excited are you to be back on that stage?

00:54 I'm ready to do it.

00:57 Let's put it that way.

00:58 How are you feeling tonight being here with your incredible husband,

01:04 your legendary husband, as he embarks on performing this new song?

01:07 I am so proud because I've had so many people come up to me

01:11 and tell me what an inspiration he is today.

01:14 And it's amazing.

01:15 I feel like I'm with, you know, the best rock star in the world tonight.

01:18 It's going to be a lot of fun.

01:19 Well, you are.

01:20 Thank you so much, Mr. Joel, for all the years of incredible music.

01:26 One last question of all the songs.

01:28 If you could pick one song that is the definitive Billy Joel song of your entire catalog,

01:32 what would it be?

01:33 And so it goes.

01:35 You heard it here.

01:39 And so it goes.

01:40 Thank you so much, Mr. Joel.

01:41 Thank you so much, Alexis.

01:43 Thank you.

01:44 Have fun.

01:45 Have the best time tonight.

01:46 Thank you.

01:48 [MUSIC PLAYING]