AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Billy Joel reveals brain surgery after doctors linked decades of loud concerts to neurological damage
Billy Joel, 77, disclosed that he underwent brain surgery to implant a shunt for normal pressure hydrocephalus, a condition his doctors connected to decades of performing loud rock music. Joel made the announcement on SiriusXM's The Billy Joel Channel, telling listeners he initially refused the procedure before changing his mind. The veteran musician, who ended […] The post Billy Joel reveals brain surgery after doctors linked decades of loud concerts to neurological damage appeared first on American Almanac .
Billy Joel, 77, disclosed that he underwent brain surgery to implant a shunt for normal pressure hydrocephalus, a condition his doctors connected to decades of performing loud rock music. Joel made the announcement on SiriusXM's The Billy Joel Channel, telling listeners he initially refused the procedure before changing his mind. The veteran musician, who ended his record-setting Madison Square Garden residency in July 2024 and canceled all concert dates in 2025, described a diagnosis that forced him off the stage and into a recovery he never anticipated. Normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, occurs when cerebrospinal fluid builds up inside the brain. The condition is most common in seniors, the average diagnosis age is 70, and its…Open