Billy Joel serenades Syracuse students

Billy Joel serenades Syracuse students
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Singer Billy Joel got a standing ovation after serenading nearly 5,000 Syracuse University new graduates Sunday morning. He told ...
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Singer Billy Joel got a standing ovation after serenading nearly 5,000 Syracuse University new graduates Sunday morning.

He told the grads to do what they love in life. He said, "Don't do it for security or status, prestige, money, or, for crying out loud, don't do it for somebody else."

Then he sang them a song based on the tune of "Down in New Orleans," and it included the phrase, "With any luck, you'll get a PHD at Syracuse University."

Joel never graduated high school, but now he holds five or six honorary degrees. That includes a doctorate of fine arts from Syracuse, awarded Sunday.