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While it\u2019s common for us to reflect on the careers of rock stars and discuss all of the feuds they had with their contemporaries, we often forget how some formed alliances that felt like inseparable relationships. Even though Billy Joel<\/a> had a number of frequent collaborators over the years, the strongest bonds that he seemed to form were with his fellow songwriters.<\/p>\n Joel isn\u2019t exactly known for having had many hit singles in collaboration with other artists, although has in the past released material alongside Ray Charles<\/a> and Tony Bennett, as well as performed alongside the likes of Bruce Springsteen. As a gifted pianist and vocalist, one might expect that he would have been in much higher demand for duets, but given how much of a perfectionist he is also known to be, it isn\u2019t so surprising that he spent the majority of his career choosing to work on his own terms.<\/p>\n However, that doesn\u2019t mean that he wasn\u2019t a gregarious individual at the height of his career, and he managed to forge many special relationships with those whose talents he admired from afar rather than those he worked alongside. Joel was also known for being vocal in his support for other acts, and on a number of occasions has lobbied for his favourite artists to be nominated as inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n Having previously contacted the voting committee to advocate for the inclusion of Joe Cocker<\/a> and Cyndi Lauper, Joel claimed in a 2023 interview with the Los Angeles Times that he was overjoyed at the fact that an artist he truly admired had finally been put forward as a potential inductee after several decades of being dismissed.\u00a0<\/p>\n