Billy Joel Secretly Underwent Brain Surgery

Now let's turn to Billy Joel, who just revealed on his Sirius XM channel that he underwent brain surgery. I was diagnosed with having something called normal pressure hydrocephalus, which they used to call water on the brain. What we recommend is that you implant a shunt in your brain. I said, well, what does that entail? Well, we drill a hole through your skull and we stick a shunt inside your brain. So I agreed to do the shunt and had the surgery. The piano man was forced to step back from touring after the diagnosis caused problems with his hearing, vision, and staying upright. Last year, Billy caused a lot of concern after losing his balance on stage, then collapsing with his full body weight on his side. It actually improved things. My balance got a little better and the doctors told me this because of my job, which is playing rock and roll music very loud, that it was giving me something like a concussion every time I did a show. And I'm okay. I just want people to know, don't worry about me. I'm not going anywhere. I'm here. I'm still here.