Nerd from Vandy asks Billy Joel a question, gets a stunning response

[golfballs]

Billy Joel was recently doing a Q&A at Vanderbilt University when a student asked if he could play

Thought it was pretty cool. Kid should have gone to Belmont

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p04TYk4j0zQ[/youtube]

 

[volger]

That was very cool. Good job Michael.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

Very awesome.

That piano sounds like sh!t.

 

[Thrasher865]

Wow. Can you imagine?

Of course, he is a Vandy kid, so he could be so spoiled that was only the second coolest thing to happen to him that day.

 

[King Webbsticles]

Awesome awesome. Love Billy Joel. Great experience for that kid too

 

[s1216]

Billy Joel is looking like Terry Bowden

 

[Panthro]

What exactly was nerdy about that?

 

[Thrasher865]

What exactly was nerdy about that?

Playing a musical instrument is super nerdy, bro.

 

[Thrasher865]

Or maybe the assumption wasn't based on his question, but rather the fact that he goes to Vandy.

 

[FLVOL_79]

I don't think nerd is the correct nomenclature for this fellow..

 

[hohenfelsvol]

Screw Vandy

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

Not trying to be a douche, and it's a cool story, but the story as I read it says the kid asked him if they could play together, Billy Joel said "okay", and they played together.

It just seems weird to refer to it as a "stunning response"

 

[Coug]

That's a huge notch to be able to put on the resume if you're wanting a career as a pianist.

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Michael Pollack

Pianist for Billy Joel

/resume

 

[Chris4Vols22]

Fact: EVERY decent musician is either really nerdy or really f***ed up. There is NO middle ground.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

That's a huge notch to be able to put on the resume if you're wanting a career as a pianist.

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Michael Pollack

Pianist for Billy Joel

/resume

But really, it doesn't mean anything. Studio musicians work with the biggest artists, receive virtually no recognition, and they're a dime a dozen.

 

[golfballs]

Geez people