‘Piano Man’ Billy Joel jokes ‘getting outdated sucks’ throughout well being battle

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Legendary singer Billy Joel is remaining in good spirits regardless of his critical well being battle.

Whereas Joel, 76, was notably absent from the premiere of his new documentary, "And So It Goes," resulting from his mind dysfunction prognosis, he made positive to ship followers a message.

"Billy needs he had been right here tonight, and he requested us to convey his greetings to you all," director Susan Lacy, together with Jessica Levin shared with the gang on the Tribeca Movie Pageant, in response to Selection.

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"Piano Man" Billy Joel jokes "getting outdated sucks" throughout a well being battle. (Getty Pictures)

"He stated ‘getting outdated sucks, nevertheless it’s nonetheless preferable to getting cremated’, Joel stated in his message to followers.

"He will likely be again," Lacy added.

"Getting outdated sucks, nevertheless it’s nonetheless preferable to getting cremated."

— Billy Joel Because the "Piano Man" had been sidelined by his well being, Joel made positive to ship followers a message that was equal components heartfelt and darkly humorous. It’s the primary public message from Joel since information broke of his mind dysfunction prognosis.

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On Could 23, Joel introduced he was canceling all his reveals since he'd been recognized with regular stress hydrocephalus (NPH), which impacts his imaginative and prescient, listening to and steadiness. (Ethan Miller/Getty Pictures)

On Could 23, Joel introduced he was canceling all his reveals since he'd been recognized with regular stress hydrocephalus (NPH), which impacts his imaginative and prescient, listening to and steadiness. In line with Yale Drugs, it's a uncommon situation.

NPH is a situation that occurs when cerebrospinal fluid builds up contained in the cranium and presses on the mind. This situation is more than likely to happen in folks over 65. Treating this situation includes surgical procedure to implant a shunt to empty extra fluid from the within of the cranium, in response to the Cleveland Clinic.

The 76-year-old "Piano Man" missed his documentary premiere resulting from his critical well being battle. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Pictures)

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The singer-songwriter took to his social media to share an announcement together with his followers.

"This situation has been exacerbated by current live performance performances, resulting in issues with listening to, imaginative and prescient and steadiness," it learn partially.

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"Below his physician’s directions, Billy is present process particular bodily remedy and has been suggested to chorus from performing throughout this restoration interval. Billy is grateful for the superb care he's receiving and is absolutely dedicated to prioritizing his well being."

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Billy Joel's spouse Alexis is hopeful about her husband's restoration following a mind dysfunction prognosis. (Mireya Acierto/Getty Pictures for The Everglades Basis)

Joel concluded, "I’m sincerely sorry to disappoint our viewers, and thanks for understanding."

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His spouse, Alexis Roderick Joel, shared an announcement with Fox Information Digital.

"Thanks for the outpouring of affection and help. We're so grateful for the great care and swift prognosis we acquired. Invoice is beloved by many, and to us, he's a father and husband who's on the heart of our world. We're longing for his restoration. We stay up for seeing you all sooner or later," she stated.

Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Leisure Author for Fox Information Digital. Story suggestions could be despatched to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.