Howard Stern explains what friend Billy Joel wants everyone to know about his brain disorder diagnosis

Howard Stern has shared a positive update on Billy Joel’s health after the singer’s shocking brain disorder diagnosis.On Tuesday, during an episode of SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show,” the 71-year-old shock jock revealed that Joel is “not dying” after being diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus.“I saw Billy Joel two weeks ago,” he told co-host Robin Quivers.“We had dinner together.”“Yeah, he does have issues,” Stern continued.

“But he said, ‘Yeah, you can tell people, you know, I’m not dying.’ You know, he wants people to know that.He just, he’s gotta deal with some medical stuff, but he was delightful.”Stern added that he and the “Piano Man” singer had a “great conversation” and that he even “brought out the guitar” to celebrate Joel’s 76th birthday, which was on May 9.“We had a great time with the wives.

We had a great conversation,” the Sirius XM host said.“I was telling him I’m enjoying playing classical music on the guitar.”“Then it was his birthday.

I even brought out the guitar and sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to him, then he threw up,” Stern joked.“He didn’t seem real impressed.”Stern’s relieving update on Joel’s health comes after the “New York State of Mind” musician revealed that he was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus last month and canceled all his tour dates through next year.The rare disorder, which reportedly affects about 0.2% of people between the ages of 70 and 80, occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up inside the skull, presses on the brain and disrupts cognitive functioning.“Billy Joel has announced that he will be cancelling all scheduled concerts following a recent diagnosis of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH),” the “Only the Good Die Young” crooner’s team said in a lengthy Instagram announcement on May 23.“This condition has been exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision, a...