Liberty Devitto “LIBERTY: Life, Billy, and the Pursuit of Happiness”

Forward by: Billy Joel “LIBERTY: Life, Billy, and the Pursuit of Happiness” is Liberty Devitto’s story: a tale of an Italian-American kid who followed his dream and attained unimaginable success, only to see it crumble before his eyes, and ultimately experience a rebirth after passing through the fire of broken relationships, divorce, substance abuse, the death of a brother and a bandmate, and the pain of losing the persona the world knew as “Billy Joel’s drummer.” In this compelling memoir, Liberty takes you back to his immigrant roots and ultimate settling on Long Island, a place he recounts in warm detail. The book traces the musician’s journey from early childhood bands, a rise through the local club scene, wedding bands, building a career, his first tours, and then a juggernaut of success, excess, through his stardom with Billy Joel. Devitto recounts the making of each of Billy’s albums in detail, with specific memories from the recording sessions of every song on each album — from Turnstiles through Storm Front. Liberty shares stories from the production and tour for River of Dreams and the end of his tenure with Billy. LIBERTY is a tale of following and fulfilling your dream, a love story of a drummer and his drums, and an inside look at the music and career of Billy Joel from the man who viewed it from the best seat in the house: the drum throne.

About the Author

Liberatori “Liberty” DeVitto (born August 8, 1950) is an American rock musician best known for his work as a drummer for New York singer-songwriter Billy Joel’s recording and touring band. He’s been a session drummer on recordings of other artists and also performed with Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Mick Jagger, Roger Daltrey, Ronnie Spector, Karen Carpenter, Phoebe Snow, Elton John, Meatloaf, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello, Elvis Costello, Mitch Ryder, and many more. For thirty years, Liberty DeVitto was the driving force behind one of the biggest pop artists of all time…Billy Joel. With his intense drive, endless creativity, and New York swagger, Liberty created the grooves for 13 platinum Billy Joel albums that have sold over 150 million copies worldwide. He also wrote and performed the drum parts on 22 of Billy’s 23 top-40 hits and all of his six GRAMMY@ Award-winning recordings. Liberty toured the world multiple times as one of the most well-known drummers of his era, but the amazing success did not come without a price. In 2013, he was inducted into The Classic Drummer’s Hall of Fame.

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