Billy Joel keeps the faith on tour

From: The Boston Globe | Date: September 9, 1993| Author: STEVE MORSE | Copyright information

Billy Joel is a believer again. "When I was young, I believed in music very strongly," he said in a recent phone interview from his Long Island home. "Then for a while, I thought, `Aah, what is it? It's just rock 'n' roll.' But now I believe in it as fervently as I did when I was young." Joel's passion has translated into a No. 1 album, "River of Dreams," which has blown away the competition in recent weeks. It has set the stage for his first concert tour in four years, which opens in Portan...

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