Billy Joel Is In a New York State of Mind by Jay S. Jacobs It isn't often that a musician is considered to be almost synonymous with a venue where they play.  On the rare occasions that something like this does happen, it is usually small clubs played early on in a career – like The Beatles at the Cavern Club, or Bruce Springsteen at the Stone Pony. It's not easy to reach those heights in arguably the most famous arena in the United States.  However, if one musician's name co