The loudspeakers played Wings and The Clash moments before Billy Joel walked on to the stage. Then the lights flickered, and the at-capacity crowd at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts roared. “I hope no one is assuming this is going to be a concert,” he said. Joel stood onstage between two pianos and in front of a gong Thursday night for Accent’s “Billy Joel — An Evening of Questions & Answers … And a Little Music.”

At the University of Pennsylvania in 2001, Billy was asked if he had future plans to write more piano pieces. Billy explains in a funny way how he regained interest in classical music after a long period of being in love with rock & roll. You can watch his response in the video below, and check out more clips from our Billy Joel "Questions & Answers" lecture series!

During a Q&A at the University of Pennsylvania in 2001, Billy was asked about the song "The Downeaster 'Alexa,'" just before some technical difficulties at the venue. Billy has always filled any disruptive downtime in his shows with an impromptu riff. In this one, he filled the void with a song that could be called "You Can Kiss My %&S," or "Actually You Guys Clap Pretty Good." You choose. No matter the title, it's a riff that is completely unique to Billy's onstage performance.

Billy has some fun with the audience in this week's Q&A video, where a Harvard University student asked him about the lyrics to "Piano Man." Watch his answer in the video below, and check out more clips from our Billy Joel "Questions & Answers" lecture series!

In 1994, Billy gave a Q&A lecture to students at Harvard University, and was asked about the members of his two former bands, The Hassles and Attila. Watch his answer in the latest video from our Billy Joel "Questions & Answers" lecture series!