{"id":262127,"date":"2026-09-10T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/10\/billy-joel-tells-fans-dont-worry-about-me\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T01:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:00:13","slug":"billy-joel-tells-fans-dont-worry-about-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/10\/billy-joel-tells-fans-dont-worry-about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Joel tells fans: Don't worry about me"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Billy Joel<\/a> is “not going anywhere”.<\/p>\n

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Billy Joel has provided a health update<\/p>\n

The 77-year-old musician was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a neurological condition that occurs primarily in older adults, in 2025 – but he’s now on the road to recovery.<\/p>\n

Appearing on SiriusXM\u2019s The Billy Joel<\/a> Channel, he shared: “I said, \u2018Well, what does that entail?\u2019 \u2018Well, we drill a hole through your skull and we stick a shunt inside your brain.\u2019 I said, \u2018Nah, I think I\u2019ll pass on that.\u2019 <\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t want to do that, but then I read up on it and I realised it can help improve your balance and can help your memory. You know, I don\u2019t want to lose my marbles.<\/p>\n

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“It\u2019s hard to tell what\u2019s age and what\u2019s a condition, so I agreed to do the shunt. I had a surgery and they implanted a shunt in my brain \u2014 and it actually improved things.”<\/p>\n

\nThe Piano Man hitmaker has experienced an improvement in his memory and balance in recent times – but he’s still felt it necessary to cut back on his work schedule.<\/p>\n

\nThe chart-topping singer – who disclosed his condition in May 2025 – said: “The doctors told me this: because of my job, which is playing rock and roll music very loud, that it was giving me something like a concussion every time I did a show. <\/p>\n

\n“It was causing damage to my brain nerves and I could be losing more brain cells the more shows I did and I realised that means I shouldn\u2019t be doing this right now. I got to improve.<\/p>\n

\n“They don\u2019t want me to stress too much, so I\u2019m doing physical therapy. I\u2019m doing whatever it is they tell me to do because I don\u2019t want to lose it, you know? So, I\u2019m always testing myself.”<\/p>\n

\nThe award-winning star subsequently reassured fans that he’s “not going anywhere”.<\/p>\n

\nHe said: “I know people have heard, \u2018Oh, he\u2019s got a brain disorder,\u2019 and I\u2019m okay. I just want people to know, don\u2019t worry about me. I\u2019m not going anywhere. I\u2019m here. I\u2019m still here.”<\/p>\n

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