Liberty DeVitto, longtime drummer for Billy Joel, has filed a lawsuit against the Piano Man for unpaid royalties. He claims that Joel hasn’t paid him royalties for the last 10 years. Columbia Records/Sony Music are also defendants in the suit.
DeVitto was abruptly fired by Joel and thrown out of the backing band in 2005. DeVitto had been with Joel since 1975.
He believes he was kicked out for taking part in an intervention with Joel over his addictions. Joel checked into an alcohol rehab center later that year.
It is unclear why DeVitto waited so long to file suit.
