Billy Joel’s plan for the Super Bowl is not to forget the words. Prince’s attitude is to say everything with music.
Joel and Prince separately met with reporters in advance of their Super Bowl performances. Joel will sing the national anthem, and Prince will perform at the halftime show.
Joel says he plans to stick to the basics with the anthem. He says it’s a difficult song to begin with, and “stretching it beyond its recognition” is not his thing.
Prince told reporters that contrary to rumor, he would take questions. That’s until someone asked one, and he immediately broke into a version of “Johnny B. Goode” and two other songs, then left without saying anything more.
When asked when he’s going to write another album, Billy Joel says, “I don’t know.” He says if he feels like writing one, he will, but up to now, he doesn’t feel like it.
Joel will perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl Sunday and he’s not worried about nerves. He says the first night of a tour, he sometimes feels some “trepidation,” because he feels like he didn’t rehearse enough. He says he hates rehearsing. However, he says going on stage is his job and his office, so that’s what he does.
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