The Piano Man

I've been a fan of Billy Joel ever since a NYT MAgazine profile on him a number of months (perhaps years) ago. "NY State of Mind" has always given me the chills, and though I don't really like anything else he's done, he seems like an extremely earnest guy. The NYTMag article made it seem like was by no means a sell out, but honestly felt invested in he music he made. He also seemed genuinely hurt that critics received his music so poorly.

That background made this McSweeny's article all the more funny. My favorite bit:

Who am I kidding? She'd never go out with me. She was dating that actor for a while. What's his name? Benicio? What kind of name is Benicio? A stupid name, that's what kind. Hi, I'm Benicio. I'm so cool. I'm sooooo cool. I should start going by Billicio. I'm Billicio Del Joelio. I play pianolo.