Christie Brinkley in 'Uptown Girl' music video. The couple called it quits in , following reports of financial woes and infidelity. Celeb News He may not have been able to attend but Matthew Newton's moving tribute at his father Bert's funeral proves his love Woman's Day Nov 12, TV Could this be the end of celebrity reality TV shows? After performing Captain Jack on radio, Columbia Records noticed him and signed him on, prompting the release of The Piano Man in The album The Stranger was perhaps his commercially successful albums.
Joel met his first wife, Elizabeth Weber Small, through his first band Attila. When the truth about their affair came out, she briefly ended her relationship with both men. Joel and Weber got married in , and Weber began managing his career. The two stayed married for nine years until calling it quits on July 20, Shortly after his marriage to Weber ended, Joel decided to take a break from everything.
Joel was shocked by the fact that two supermodels Brinkley and MacPherson, were interested in him. He briefly dated MacPherson, but he eventually married Brinkley. And did Princess Diana really dance ballet to it on stage as a present for Prince Charles?
Here's all the facts behind the making of the classic Billy Joel song:. The song was initially written about his relationship with model Macpherson, but it ended up also being about his soon-to-be wife, Brinkley.
He later said: "The fact that I can attract such a beautiful woman as Christie should give hope to every ugly guy in the world! Billy has also said that the song was inspired by the music style of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The song's video shows Billy and his backup singers working as car mechanics. Christie arrives in a chauffeured Rolls-Royce, as Billy and his mates dance around her. A poster of Brinkley can also be seen in the garage, as well as on a billboard above the garage advertising 'Uptown cosmetics'.
The couple got married in
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