| Who says that pop music is second-rate compared to | | | | boxing when he was still in high school. Engaging in |
| other music genres? There is more to pop music than | | | | boxing sports, he won many championships but gave it |
| anyone could ever think! Get to discover the appealing | | | | up after having a bad nose injury. He concentrated |
| talent of the top three modern pop music pianists that | | | | more on his love for music.. |
| certainly has the power to compete to the pianists of | | | | At the age of 14, Joel played the piano excellently. |
| other music genres. | | | | Before he had his first solo album release in 1971, he |
| Regarded as a phenomenal pianist, Sir Elton John's | | | | joined different bands from 1964. His second album |
| career has bloomed for three decades. Right before | | | | "The Piano Man", which was released in 1973, became |
| he started taking piano lessons, his piano playing skills | | | | a great hit and earned gold. The recording has sold |
| has already been noticeable. In the young age of 4 | | | | around 4 million copies up to this date. |
| years old, he was sometimes heard picking up | | | | Billy Joel continued making many albums in his |
| complex classical pieces on the piano and what's even | | | | profession. An album with all his original classical pieces |
| greater is he just plays it by ear. When John was 11 | | | | is a part of those. |
| years old, he came into the Royal Academy of Music | | | | We owe the major advancement of rock music in the |
| with a scholarship award surpassing other students. | | | | world to Jerry Lee Lewis. Regarded as a genius in the |
| Sir Elton John have similar starting career to most of | | | | music world, he started playing the piano at an early |
| the musicians. He also played in the pubs for many | | | | age and has evident skills in music. He was very much |
| years. A great opportunity opened to both John and | | | | captivated with the "negro music" and through this; he |
| Taupin when they became partners. They compose | | | | began to make his original style out of it. It is the music |
| songs together up to this day. The composition made it | | | | that he got used to from childhood, a mix of gospel, |
| possible for John to have his first album release in the | | | | country, r & b and boogie woogie. The most basic |
| 70's. He became "The Father of Rock Piano" after the | | | | type of rock and roll came out. |
| album release. | | | | Due to the music that he had created which was |
| You will be surprised to know that the famous Billy | | | | never heard before, he was greatly criticized by the |
| Joel who made a big hit, "The Piano Man", nearly didn't | | | | people. His family was even a part of the crowd who |
| know how to play piano. Because of his mother's | | | | expressed disapproval of his work. But despite what's |
| motivation, he decided to take his piano lessons. Even | | | | happening, he pursued what he really wanted and |
| though he was mocked by his classmates due to his | | | | expressed his self in the public. This paved him the |
| love for music over sports, his skills still outshone them. | | | | way to become popular and even a great artist like |
| To put a stop to their mockery, Joel undoubtedly took | | | | Elvis Presley praised him. |