Billy Joel feels 'good' after mind dysfunction prognosis

Getty Images A bald man in a black t-shirt and black dinner jacket is performing on a piano, with a microphone pointed towards him. His mouth is open and smiling, with a crowd behind him, lit by spotlights. — The singer-songwriter was recognized with Regular Stress Hydrocephalus earlier this 12 months

Billy Joel says he’s feeling “good”, two months on from asserting his prognosis with uncommon mind situation Regular Stress Hydrocephalus (NPH).

Talking on Invoice Maher’s Membership Random podcast, the five-time Grammy winner mentioned his situation was “nonetheless being labored on”, and he was struggling together with his stability.

“I really feel good, they maintain referring to what I’ve as a mind dysfunction, so it sounds so much worse than what I am feeling,” mentioned the singer-songwriter.

Joel was pressured to cancel a sequence of live performance dates in Could this 12 months, after his docs instructed him that his situation had been “exacerbated by latest performances”.

NPH is described by the NHS as an unusual and poorly understood situation that the majority usually impacts folks over the age of 60.

The situation causes a build-up of fluid within the mind, which may have an effect on listening to, imaginative and prescient and mobility.

Within the authentic assertion shared on the 76-year-old singer’s Instagram, Joel was mentioned to be present process “particular” bodily remedy for his situation, and that he was “totally dedicated to prioritising his well being”.

His spouse, Alexis Joel, wrote in a separate put up that the household have been “grateful for the fantastic care and swift prognosis we acquired”, and that they have been longing for a swift restoration.

Joel known as off 17 deliberate performances in North America and Europe throughout 2025 and 2026, together with stadium reveals at Murrayfield in Edinburgh and Anfield in Liverpool.

Billy Joel pictured in his New York house in January 1978

Michael Putland/Getty Images A man is looking directly at the camera, with a lot of frizzy dark hair. He is wearing a blue striped button down shirt with a black jacked, and he's standing in front of a wall of framed awards. — Billy Joel pictured in his New York house in January 1978

Joel, who’s recognized for hits together with Uptown Woman and Piano Man, has repeatedly been on tour lately. He ended a record-breaking decade-long residency at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York final 12 months.

His ultimate efficiency was in February 2025, when he fell on his again throughout his efficiency after throwing a microphone stand into the gang.

He introduced a postponement of his tour shortly afterwards, citing a medical situation that required him to bear bodily remedy as a part of his restoration from a latest surgical procedure.