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It might be, I don't know. He's like, I'm— so he's like, he's like, I can't perform as Billy Joel, I have to perform as Bill Martin because people know me as Billy Joel. So he goes in and he starts playing every night, and people are like, this guy's fucking amazing. People are coming up to him, they're like, we'll give you a record deal, we'll give you a record deal. He's like, no, no, no, I'm not interested, I'm not interested. Because he has a record deal, but he has to like pay for his life. He has to. And so, and that's where he writes Piano Man, in there. Oh, and that's the end. And when she says, and the waitress is practicing politics, that's his wife. His wife was working as a waitress. Yeah. And so that is where he wrote it. Isn't that interesting? And Vienna, by the way, is in part 2 that you asked me about Vienna. They talk about Vienna and I had Vienna all wrong.

August 8, 202514:19Jason
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David14:09
Like at a bar?
Jason14:09
He goes to the Executive Club on Hollywood Boulevard, which might still be there. And he says, my name is Bill Martin. And they go, okay. And they're hiring a piano player.
David14:18
Is that his real name?
Jason14:19
It might be, I don't know. He's like, I'm— so he's like, he's like, I can't perform as Billy Joel, I have to perform as Bill Martin because people know me as Billy Joel. So he goes in and he starts playing every night, and people are like, this guy's fucking amazing. People are coming up to him, they're like, we'll give you a record deal, we'll give you a record deal. He's like, no, no, no, I'm n…
David15:00
Okay, first of all, hold on, 2 things. Yeah, Piano Man. So it's really, he's really singing from the heart there.
Jason15:06
He really was.
David15:07
Everything in that song is like, yeah. He's actually the piano man.