It's funny how none of the videos out there of this have a formal name. It's either "Billy Joel freaks out" or "Billy Joel flips out." There's pretty much no way to put it neatly 😂
"New York Musician William Martin Joel Throws Temper Tantrum At Moscow" - OR - "billy joel threw a hissy fit at moscow, which was rad considering the authoritarian policies of soviet union"
he was yelling at his lighting people, because they wouldn’t stop lighting the audience. he was yelling after the show, quote, “they like being in the dark, that’s when they get excited”. source was the 1987 documentary USSR trip
Oh it was a bit of a tantrum Billy.....he was also frustrated because of a sore throat before that show too and I think it all came out at once with trashing the instruments......thats OK though cause it's rock n roll.
I always thought he was a moron for doing this-the average Russian musician would have to work and save a for a lifetime to afford that equipment. If they could even get it. He could have donated the gear instead.
He didn’t break or ruin delicate instrument He flipped over a Yamaha electric suitcase piano. Those things were built like a tank for touring. They flipped that thing back over and used it in the next show. Maybe even the same night.
Wow. Misinformation is crazy. It was his own camera crew, not the local. But i read some comment claiming it was the government trying to keep the people from dancing. Like what
When I am I gonna get control, get a hold of my emotions *𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄* why does it only seem to hit me in the middle of the night *𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐈𝐓* you told me theres always a number i can- *𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐌𝐄 𝐃𝐎 𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐊𝐄* Billy Joel, 1987
