Billy Joel revealed he successfully underwent brain surgery to treat normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) following his diagnosis with the rare condition last year.
The 77-year-old singer – who is mourning best friend and bandmate Jon Small – detailed having a shunt implanted in his brain on the latest episode of his SiriusXM show The Billy Joel Channel.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, normal pressure hydrocephalus occurs when excessive amounts of cerebrospinal fluid build up in brain cavities.
Joel said he first noticed something was awry when his balance started to feel unsteady.
‘I had this sense of being on a boat, like this rocking motion. I wasn’t
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