Billy Joel's Latest Health Update Courtesy of Howard Stern
Billy Joel's Latest Health Update Courtesy of Howard Stern originally appeared on Parade.
Much has been said and written about since his team released a statement on May 23 that said the legendary musician was recently diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a condition that can cause problems with "hearing, vision and balance."
That led to Joel canceling his tour dates, as the statement on his Instagram account noted that his condition "has been exacerbated by recent concert performances."
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However, Joel's close friend, radio personality took to his Sirius/XM show on Tuesday, June 3 to report that the 'Piano Man' singer, 76, is 'doing fine.'
'I saw Billy Joel two weeks ago. We had dinner together,' Stern revealed.
That prompted Stern's cohost Robin Quivers to inquire. 'How's he doing?' to which Stern replied, 'Doing fine.'
'He had some issues,' Quivers added. 'He announced an illness.'
'He does have issues,' Stern responded. 'But he even said to me, so I'm not saying anything crazy. He said, yeah, you can tell people I'm, you know, I'm not dying. He wants people to know that he's gotta deal with some medical stuff. But he was delightful. We had a great time with the wives,' Stern added, referring to and .
Quivers admitted that when she heard the news about Joel's illness she thought of calling Stern to ask if Joel was alright.'Billy's doing OK,' Stern continued. 'We had a great conversation. I was telling him I'm enjoying playing classical music on the guitar,' Stern said of his new hobby.
'I'm sure that made him happy,' Quivers remarked.
'It did. He lit up. 'Cause that's what he's into,' Stern responded.
'But not only that, he knows that classical music is the basis of everything. Yeah. And people, you know, don't appreciate it very much,' Quivers added.
'Yep. And so I was telling him about that. Then it was his birthday, I even brought out the guitar and sang happy birthday to him,' Stern revealed.
'Aww,' Quivers remarked.
'Then he threw up,' Stern quipped.
Billy Joel's Latest Health Update Courtesy of Howard Stern first appeared on Parade on Jun 3, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
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