Billy Joel tells Howard Stern about trying heroin.

Byline: MESFIN FEKADU

NEW YORK -- Billy Joel, in a wide-ranging interview at an event that included performances of his hits by Tony Bennett and Melissa Etheridge, dished on his past, including trying heroin and almost forming a supergroup with Sting.

The piano man opened up Monday in a two-hour interview with Howard Stern in front of 150 people in New York, where he also discussed his career, family, childhood and current month-to-month run at Madison Square Garden.

Joel, who's 64, said he tried heroin once, but it ''scared'' him. He said it was the inspiration behind the song ''Scandinavian Skies'' from his 1982 album ''The Nylon Curtain.''

He also said he talked about forming a group with Sting, Don Henley and ''another guitarist.''

''I liked being in a band,'' he told the audience. ''Someday we might put together a silly supergroup.''

Bennett closed the three-hour event, which aired live on Stern's SiriusXM radio show, with a rousing rendition of ''New York State of Mind'' that earned him...