Legendary American singer, Billy Joel married Christie Brinkley in 1985. The duo welcomed a daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, in 1994. The couple wanted a forever love, but it was after nine years of their marriage that they parted ways. Cut to now, they are close friends. It happened recently that Billy Joel announced dealing with a brain disorder, and Christie sent him warm love by calling him our ‘Piano Man’. Recently, Christie recalled the ultimate fight between her and Billy Joel that led to their divorce, despite her initial desire for it to work.
Christie Brinkley recalls how Billy Joel’s drinking problem affected their relationship
In the second instalment of Billy Joel’s HBO documentary, Billy Joel: And So It Goes, Christie Brinkley shared that it’s not a secret that her ex-husband’s drinking problem became pretty bad. Christie said that it so happened that Billy wouldn’t even remember what he did and how he was behaving and whether that behaviour would hurt anyone, when he was drinking. His drinking problem eventually turned so bad that Christie had to pretend to sleep when Billy would come home, so that she wouldn’t have to deal with him at that moment. Christie could be quoted as saying:
“I don’t think it’s a secret that his drinking got pretty bad. And he couldn’t really remember what he did when he was drinking, and so he didn’t really know how he could hurt people. I just pretend that I was sleeping when he’d come in. I didn’t wanna see him in that condition.”
