In her memoir 'Uptown Girl', Christie Brinkley discusses her marriage to Billy Joel and reveals that his alcoholism played a significant role in their divorce. She expresses deep feelings of loneliness when the relationship faltered due to alcoholism. Brinkley and Joel were married from 1985 to 1994 and have one daughter, Alexa Ray Joel. Despite the challenges, Brinkley notes that they have maintained a friendly relationship today. Joel, who had struggled with alcoholism, stated that he has been sober for a couple of years after realizing the negative impact of drinking on his life.
To be clear, I never wanted to end things with Billy. But his drinking was bigger than the both of us.
In the end, when the relationship isn't functioning the way you want it to be anymore - that's the worst kind of loneliness because you just can't make it work together and that's painful.
I don't need it now. I used to get offstage and be so wound up and adrenalized that I needed something to calm down to go to sleep.
Brinkley told PEOPLE that she's stayed friendly with Joel and they have a 'great' relationship today.
Collection
[
|
...
]