Billy Joel Slams ‘Billy and Me’ Biopic, Calling It ‘Legally and Professionally Misguided’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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A biopic on Billy Joel's early years titled 'Billy and Me,' told from the viewpoint of his early manager, is on the way from director John Ottman.
  • calliope@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    11 days ago

    The Wrap says:

    Billy Joel spoke out against an in-the-works biopic from director John Ottman on Tuesday, saying that the life and music rights needed for the film have been denied for years and to move forward with it would be “both legally and professionally misguided.”

    “Since 2021, the parties involved have been officially notified that they do not possess Billy Joel’s life rights and will not be able to secure the music rights required for this project,” a spokesperson for Joel said in a statement to TheWrap.

  • FinjaminPoach@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    11 days ago

    Eventually any musician without a biopic is going to feel a bit shit about themselves. “Why not me?? Billy Joel and Michael Jackson before me, really??”