The Son Of Billy Joel’s Early Adversary Announces Another Unauthorized Piano Man Film, And This One’s AI
Back in 1971, when he was just coming off the release of his solo debut Cold Spring Harbor, the 22-year-old Billy Joel gave a college radio interview on Long Island. A recording of that interview was recently rediscovered, and now it's about to become an animated AI film project, made by the song of a guy who worked with Billy Joel early on and who has been effectively erased from the Billy Joel…
Billy Joel, the renowned musician, once gave a college radio interview in 1971 when he was just 22 years old. Now, a recently rediscovered recording of that interview is set to become an animated AI film project, created by the son of the record's producer, Artie Ripp. The film, which appears to be of poor quality, has already been made and will be showcased at the Long Island Music And Entertainment Hall Of Fame's Music Documentary Film Festival on September 25.
The filmmaker behind the project, Adam Ripp, is also the screenwriter for another unauthorized Billy Joel film, titled Billy & Me. The film's funding and distribution remain unclear, as Joel and his team have expressed concerns about the use of unauthorized content and the lack of his approval.
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