"It looks like I'm always going be here," Joel said after his star was unveiled Monday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "I have to tell you that I had not considered this when I wrote 'Say Goodbye to Hollywood.'"

Joel's plaque was placed on Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Pantages Theatre, where the musical based on his songs, Movin' Out, is playing.

Joel, 55, lived in Santa Monica early in his career. He recalled walking along Hollywood Boulevard and "looking at all these names and not having a clue that I'd be here doing this."