Editing Billy Joel (section)

== Other ventures ==

In 1996, Joel merged his long-held love of boating with his desire for a second career. He and Long Island boating businessman Peter Needham formed the Long Island Boat Company.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/09/20/381144/index.htm |publisher=CNN |title=The Piano Man Builds His Dream Boat Billy Joel has always loved watercraft. But now he has commissioned—and is helping design—a fantastic commuter yacht straight out of the golden age of powerboats |first=Timothy K. |last=Smith |date=September 20, 2004 |access-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125151319/https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/09/20/381144/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>
[http://www.dipity.com/legacyrecordings/Billy_Joel_Timeline Billy Joel Timeline] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305135751/http://www.dipity.com/legacyrecordings/Billy_Joel_Timeline |date=March 5, 2010 }}. Dipity.com. Retrieved November 8, 2010.</ref>

In November 2010, Joel opened a shop in [[Oyster Bay (hamlet), New York|Oyster Bay, Long Island]], to manufacture custom-made, retro-styled motorcycles and accessories.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.antonnews.com/oysterbayenterprisepilot/news/12950-billy-joel-adds-to-ob-mix-as-chamber-members-chat.html |title=Billy Joel Adds to OB Mix As Chamber Members Chat |work=Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot |date=January 21, 2011 |access-date=February 4, 2011 |author=Karppi, Dagmar Fors |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320062202/http://www.antonnews.com/oysterbayenterprisepilot/news/12950-billy-joel-adds-to-ob-mix-as-chamber-members-chat.html |archive-date=March 20, 2012 }}</ref>

In 2011, Joel announced that he was releasing an autobiography that he had written with Fred Schruers, titled ''The Book of Joel: A Memoir''. The book was originally going to be released in June 2011, but, in March 2011, Joel decided against publishing the book and officially canceled his deal with [[HarperCollins]]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' noted, "HarperCollins acquired the book project for US$3&nbsp;million in 2008. Joel is expected to return his advance on that sum to the publisher."<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Matthew |last=Perpetua |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/billy-joel-scraps-plans-to-release-memoir-20110331 |title=Billy Joel Scraps Plans to Release Memoir |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 31, 2011 |access-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-date=July 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717220551/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/billy-joel-scraps-plans-to-release-memoir-20110331 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''Billboard'', "the HarperCollins book was billed as an 'emotional ride' that would detail the music legend's failed marriage to [[Christie Brinkley]], as well as his battles with substance abuse."<ref>{{cite magazine |author=[[Nekesa Mumbi Moody]] |date=March 31, 2011 |title=Billy Joel Cancels 'Book of Joel' Memoir |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472267/billy-joel-cancels-book-of-joel-memoir |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630094526/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472267/billy-joel-cancels-book-of-joel-memoir |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |access-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref> In explaining his decision to cancel the book's release, Joel said, "It took working on writing a book to make me realize that I'm not all that interested in talking about the past, and that the best expression of my life and its ups and downs has been and remains my music."<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.billyjoel.com/us/news/billy-joel-cancels-book-joel |title=Billy Joel Cancels 'Book of Joel' |publisher=Billyjoel.com |date=March 31, 2011 |access-date=August 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930062928/http://www.billyjoel.com/us/news/billy-joel-cancels-book-joel |archive-date=September 30, 2011 }}</ref> In 2014, Schruers published a biography, simply titled ''Billy Joel'', based on his extensive personal interviews with Joel.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6296990/billy-joel-book-review-biography| title=Book Review: Billy Joel Biography Contains Lots of Juice But Many Skeletons Stay Closeted| magazine=Billboard| access-date=January 28, 2017| archive-date=February 2, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202131120/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6296990/billy-joel-book-review-biography| url-status=live}}</ref>