It just may be a lunatic they’re looking for.
A burglar bashed his way into Billy Joel’s Long Island home and vandalized a dozen of his treasured motorcycles, police sources said Wednesday.
During the smash-and-trash, the crook shattered part of a glass door leading to the “You May Be Right” singer’s garage and caused “considerable damage” to the motorbikes sometime between 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 8:15 a.m. Monday, according to Nassau County police sources.
The break-in may have occurred while the Piano Man was playing a concert at Madison Square Garden, which featured a surprise performance from Jon Bon Jovi Saturday night.
A home office at the 70-year-old rocker’s sprawling Oyster Bay manse was also trashed during the incident — but the burglar stole nothing, according to cops.
Details of the break-in bore a striking resemblance to the singer’s 1981 “Glass Houses” album cover art, which features Joel winding up to throw a rock through the reflective windows of a home.
Police took a statement and said they were investigating Wednesday.
Joel’s massive compound, which he reportedly bought for $22.5 million in 2002, is currently for sale, a police source said, although the property doesn’t appear to be listed publicly.
Joel is a well-known motorcycle enthusiast whose vast collection of bikes includes vintage choppers and is on display at 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay.
In past interviews, Joel has said that he loves motorcycles more than just about anything.
“[Motorcycle collecting is] not an expensive hobby. They’re relatively cheap. If the money disappeared, as long as they didn’t take my motorcycles away, I think I’d be able to cope very well,” he told Playboy in a 1982 interview.
He added, “A motorcycle is an amusement park ride. It’s dangerous. Everybody out on the road is out to get you . . . You’re constantly playing terror-chess: ‘What am I going to do if this guy does that?’ It clears all the cobwebs out of your head. When you get off the bike, it’s, ‘Whew, I made it.’ ”
Details of the vandalism and the monetary value of the damage done weren’t immediately clear.
Claire Mercuri, a rep for the singer, didn’t return requests for comment Wednesday.
Additional reporting by Natalie O’Neill