ওয়াসীম সোবহানের ভাবনা

Singer and songwriter Billy Joel was at a turning point of his life in 1989. He turned 40 that year and was in the midst of professional instability after completing an energetic but wired tour of the Soviet Union and sacking his manager for fraud. He also stated recording a studio album that year. During the recording, he was having a conversation in the studio with a 21 year old person where the young man illustrated how hard it is for their generation in 1980s to cope with the pressure compared to the older generations. He suggested that it was much more difficult growing up in the 1980s than the 1960s or in the 1970s. Billy Joel, who was and is a history buff, was surprised by the young man's lack of understanding about the turmoil of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Joel on that day decided he will include a mini-history lesson in the album he was working on. There came the song - We didn't start the fire. Joel mentioned 117 important people, conflicts and historical events an...