Alexa Ray Joel says her famous dad, Bill Joel, is \u201cbored\u201d by his own documentary \u2014 because he \u201cnever buys in his own hype.\u201d<\/p>\n
The two-part documentary <\/a>has been a sensation on HBO Max, but Alexa, 39, says of her dad, 76, \u201cYou know my father is really funny because he\u2019s he\u2019s like the most self-effacing person on the planet right? He jokes about this, and talked about this in his songs \u2014 that he\u2019s almost like a masochist in the sense that he just doesn\u2019t\u2026 he never buys in his own hype.\u201d<\/p>\n She adds, \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018You should be so proud of yourself!\u2019 He\u2019s like, \u2018Eh.\u2019 He\u2019s just not a typical, like narcissistic guy in the spotlight \u2014 he just does not buy into any of it \u2014 he\u2019s a true artist. He so deeply introverted, he\u2019s really actually a shy person.\u201d<\/p>\n Alexa Ray Joel says her famous dad, Billy Joel, is \u201cbored\u201d watching himself on screen. WireImage<\/p>\n Alexa Ray Joel\u2019s new single is out this summer. WireImage<\/p>\n Alexa says of Joel\u2019s reaction to the film, \u201cHe\u2019s like, well you know I\u2019m I\u2019m kind of bored by it because it\u2019s a lot about me and I get sick of me.\u201d<\/p>\n The film details Joel\u2019s life and career<\/a> from his roots as a bullied kid growing up on Long Island and his days as a struggling cocktail lounge \u201cPiano Man\u201d <\/a>in Hollywood, to becoming one of the world\u2019s biggest pop stars who had four marriages and sold out Madison Square Garden over 100 straight times during a 10-year residency.<\/p>\n The film also details his career and personal highs and lows, punctuated by bouts of depression and alcohol abuse.<\/p>\n The new HBO doc follows Billy Joel\u2019s career and personal highs and lows. Getty Images<\/p>\n Alexa Ray Joel says her dad does not buy into his own hype. Instagram\/alexarayjoel<\/p>\n