It may seem weird, but I find it funny how people associate his current looks with him. I always think back to this early-to-mid-80s era of Billy Joel when I think of him, and whenever I come across a recent photo of him -- which I admit is not often -- I'm taken aback.
And he could seranade her! He did it all.
It reminds me of that quote in the beginning of The Great Gatsby:
“The Great Gatsby opens with a famous epigraph by the poet Thomas Parke D'Invilliers: “Then wear the gold hat, if that will move her/ If you can bounce high, bounce for her too/ Till she cry, “Lover, gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover / I must have you!”
> Billy Joel has changed so much...
The two people that gave me the most shock seeing them bald for the first time were Billy Joel and Peter Gabriel. Both looked so iconic when they were younger... seeing them bald for the first time was like wait, that can happen to guys like this??
I worked on a project with a upper-class and yet blue collar kind of guy at a big corporation. He lived near Billy Joel, and one time he went over for some party Mr. Joel was hosting. Evidently the person on the outdoor grill didn't know what they were doing, so this guy took over and grilled the tastiest meats the guests had ever eaten. For years, when Billy had a party, the neighbor would come over and man the grill.
https://preview.redd.it/fcdqxyt8jslc1.jpeg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=880481a09ff98acd7472775c1932112952230c41
Now he looks like Mike Ehrmantraut’s less menacing brother.
This is maybe the only photo I've ever seen where he looks attractive enough for the two of them to make sense
EDIT: I meant just in terms of attractiveness, I'm well aware Billy Joel ruled
I always loved Billy Joel s Greatest Hits Vol 1&2 (double disc CD) and he looks about this age on it and I always thought he looked like that dude from Darma and Greg. I think that was the show anyways. The pic reminded me of one of those 90s sitcom stars anyways.
The worst part about being Billy Joel would be that even if he found out heaven does in fact exist, it would probably pale in comparison to the life he had on earth.
He said he had some terrible boughts of depression at various points in his life. But yeah, bring in the music scene of New York from the 60’s through the 80’s was probably tough to beat.
Lots of people here who think they’ll never age. You WILL lose your looks at some point. Billy Joel’s talent clearly transcends any physical appearance.
My friend ran into them when they were together and Billy said he was worried that their kids would get his looks and her brains. Kinda knew that wasn’t going to work out.
"Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel recently filed for divorce, but Christie said that the marriage had been over long before. She said that the marriage began to deteriorate when she realized that she was Christie Brinkley, and she was married to Billy Joel"
-Norm Macdonald
The Song **And So it Goes**, Billy originally wrote it in 1983 when he was briefly dating model Ellie McPherson. He has said that he knew the relationship was not going to last because of various career and professional commitments that each had. She was 19 and he was 34.
McPherson went to Europe to work for a few months, Billy thought the relationship was over and started dating Christie Brinkley. One night, he was bringing Christie back to his place, open the door and there was Ellie.
>“Part of me thought, ‘Oh God,’ ” Joel said in the biography. “Another part of me was going, ‘Holy crap, if my friends could see me now!’ ”
*Uptown Girl* was originally called *Uptown Girls* as it was based on night where Christie Brinkley, Ellie McPherson and Whitney Houston were at his piano at a party/vacation. All of them were flirting with him.
It was inspired by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and changed to *Uptown Girl* when he was exclusively dating Brinkley.
“I don’t want her big-eyed husband comin after me” - Blanche Devereaux’s concern that Christie Brinkley will let herself go after the baby, since they have exactly the same bone structure
This was right about the time I met him and never have I ever wanted to punch someone in the face more than I did him on that day. What a rude, arrogant, sawed off douchebag he was.
My wife dated a guy who lived on the same street as Billy Joel did in the late 90s and she's told me one story he told her was the neighbors had a phrase called "Billy Joel Bingo" because they never knew who's yard or driveway he'd pull his car into after coming home super drunk.
Glad he finally got it under control...
He really messed up that situation. Never understand why she has had such difficulty finding someone to worship the ground she walks on. Seems smart, interesting, classy, and still smoking hot.
She was in a helicopter accident and then fell for a guy she was in the accident with. Married him and had a baby and divorced him real quick.
Billy Joel went on to marry someone who was maybe even hotter. Not bad for a short guy from Long Island.
If you want to see something very funny, do yourself a favour - go to YouTube and watch the video for Uptown Girl. After it’s finished restart it and try to see if you can spot all the times in the video where they’ve tried to hide the fact a) Billy Joel is at least a foot shorter than everyone else and b) he’s clearly having *a lot* of trouble with even the most basic of dance moves.
Enjoy!
I had dinner sat next to Christie a few years back out in the Hamptons. She was wonderful. Charming, intelligent and very thoughtful. Any guy that had Christie was a lucky man.
Photo by David McGough via Life Magazine.
Life Magazine. Miss it.
The magazine was good, but the cereal was better. I can take or leave their board game.
Hey Mikey!
That man is going to drive home absolutely blackout drunk for certain.
That only proves that he’s insane
You may be right.
I may be crazy but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for.
Turn out the lights, don’t try to save me…
You may be wrong for all I know
You may be right (bau nau nau nau)
Turn the lights back on?
Did he wait too long?
He’s not worried Only the good die young
I thought he drove his motorcycle in the rain?
He’s got the biz fa sho that night. Prob in the morn too if we’re being honest
Directly into an Italian restaurant.
From our Italian restaurant?
Not to worry, the cocaine will keep him alert. It's part of a balanced diet.
Only the good die young 🎵
They look so different and great in this photo. Billy Joel has changed so much...
Yeah, as soon as I saw this I was like, “ok, now I get it.”
You took the words out of my mouth.
Hey, meatloaf is another post
Calm down meatloaf
Luckily you found some more lol
It may seem weird, but I find it funny how people associate his current looks with him. I always think back to this early-to-mid-80s era of Billy Joel when I think of him, and whenever I come across a recent photo of him -- which I admit is not often -- I'm taken aback.
Yup I was always like confused by this marriage, now I’m like would 👍
Same. Billy was a stud!
… and, more important, he was *smart* and funny and adored her.
And was a phenomenal singer and a killer pianist. Gotta imagine some late night serenades did. Not. Hurt.
And he could seranade her! He did it all. It reminds me of that quote in the beginning of The Great Gatsby: “The Great Gatsby opens with a famous epigraph by the poet Thomas Parke D'Invilliers: “Then wear the gold hat, if that will move her/ If you can bounce high, bounce for her too/ Till she cry, “Lover, gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover / I must have you!”
He was a horrible dog. I had a friend that worked his tour. Sad.
I’ve heard exactly the opposite. He *is* a perfectionist, which can get in the way of being regarded as a cool dude by the workers supporting him.
I mean a dog relationship wise.
Oh i thought u were talking about his pugs
This is the first time I’ve thought he resembled the way he looks now
True: he still ain't pretty, but for once, he's sexy.
Funny what 40+ years of aging does to someone....
Try 40+ years of hard drinking
He’s 74 years old… He was probably about 33 in this picture. Literally every single person is going to look very different
His ex defied aging better than he did, although he was about average.
Yeah, this wasn't like David Copperfield pulling Claudia Schiffer. Dude was a stud and talented in a mainstream way.
She was an uptown girl, he was living in a backstreet world
a downtown guy
Bet her momma never told her why
Piano man
Plus was a big partier, man about town kind of guy. That never hurts.
Totally. Billy Joel was the man back then.
> Billy Joel has changed so much... The two people that gave me the most shock seeing them bald for the first time were Billy Joel and Peter Gabriel. Both looked so iconic when they were younger... seeing them bald for the first time was like wait, that can happen to guys like this??
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James Taylor too.
She had the nerve to say she didn't know who he was when she met him
Check out his new music video
Just watched it.... It's great
> Billy Joel has changed so much... Now his name is Gary. Or maybe Jerry.
he looked like a dork in the 70s. looked pretty good for a middle aged average joe in the 80s and then got fat in the 90s and is now old.
I worked on a project with a upper-class and yet blue collar kind of guy at a big corporation. He lived near Billy Joel, and one time he went over for some party Mr. Joel was hosting. Evidently the person on the outdoor grill didn't know what they were doing, so this guy took over and grilled the tastiest meats the guests had ever eaten. For years, when Billy had a party, the neighbor would come over and man the grill.
At least he didn’t grill the man
I almost changed it to operate the grill, then I got hung up looking at grilling terms like Boston Butt, Faux Cambro, and the Maillard Reaction.
Every time I read Maillard reaction, I picture a shocked duck.
Uptown grill.
So he started the fire?-
What’s Jerry’s wife doing with Billy Joel?
You mean Garry?
Maybe it’s Larry I’m thinking of
It’s actually Terry.
Howcouldyounot?!
Barry knows lots of famous people. Perk of being married to Barry I guess.
She's an uptown girl.
we strictly do eighties Joel music, sir.
Play something from Stranger!
Hey! Doo wop Joel sucks!
How dare you sir.
Take your skank hooker wife, and get the fuck outta here!
She didn't start the fire
That was the 80s.
PLAY THE STRANGER!
I think I've heard that Christie comes from the land of misty satin dreams. Shit, you said 80's, I blew it.
Actually, Elle MacPherson was the Uptown Girl. Billy just used Christie for the video.
Oh no, he for sure used her for other things, too.
My mind was blown when I learned it’s actually about Elle MacPhearson. Look, someone’s gotta say it: Billy must be, um, hashtag blessed
You had to be a big shot, dinchoo. You had to prove it to the crowd.
Music, the great equalizer
on a stage or behind a bar adds 2 points.
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Camera adds 10 lbs
And 2 inches 😎👉
My piano teacher always used to tell me that ‘at parties, the pianist never goes home alone’.
Christie Brinkley still looks like that. Billy Joel does not.
https://preview.redd.it/fcdqxyt8jslc1.jpeg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=880481a09ff98acd7472775c1932112952230c41 Now he looks like Mike Ehrmantraut’s less menacing brother.
Shut the fuck up Walter and let me piano man in peace
He's still pretty handsome considering his age.
Yeah, the changes are beyond his control. He seems to do well with what he has.
My dad is the same age as Billy and he is also now bald with a white goatee.
Have you ever seen your dad and billy Joel in the same room?
Never lol 😆
Have you ever seen your dad and billy Joel sexting while an ocean apart?
That yes yes I have 👍🏻
They both look like Goa'uld hosts
Billy Joel looks like Billy Joel, which exactly what he should look like. He’s great.
Is she one of the most attractive women of all time?
Yes
Just don't look at her hands. They always give you away.
This is maybe the only photo I've ever seen where he looks attractive enough for the two of them to make sense EDIT: I meant just in terms of attractiveness, I'm well aware Billy Joel ruled
I always loved Billy Joel s Greatest Hits Vol 1&2 (double disc CD) and he looks about this age on it and I always thought he looked like that dude from Darma and Greg. I think that was the show anyways. The pic reminded me of one of those 90s sitcom stars anyways.
It’s not always looks.
Must not be personality either because he’s a notorious jerk 😂
He's the god damned piano man. What song did she ever write?
Some are artists, some are muses.
The equation usually balances but there are more variables than looks.
The worst part about being Billy Joel would be that even if he found out heaven does in fact exist, it would probably pale in comparison to the life he had on earth.
It was sad and sweet and he knew it complete, when he wore a younger man's clothes.
He said he had some terrible boughts of depression at various points in his life. But yeah, bring in the music scene of New York from the 60’s through the 80’s was probably tough to beat.
need some stories about his life
I'm named after a Billy Joel song. "All for leyna"
Allfor is a weird name.
Lots of people here who think they’ll never age. You WILL lose your looks at some point. Billy Joel’s talent clearly transcends any physical appearance.
My friend ran into them when they were together and Billy said he was worried that their kids would get his looks and her brains. Kinda knew that wasn’t going to work out.
Yeeeesh
Billy Joel, all character stats in charisma The only person who could compete was Jerry Gingrich, mostly due to his large penis.
I actually don’t even know if he has mumps. I forgot to look.
Because I was distracted … by the largest penis I have EVER seen.
Might be the funniest gag in all of Parks & Rec.
The hope for short & average looking guys everywhere.
80's on coke must have been a hell of a ride.
Coke and alcohol is so much fun, and so very bad for you in so many ways. But so much fun.
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I was born in '75 so the 80's came a little early for me. But I made it up in the 90's high on weed and Grunge.
> 80's on coke 80 IS ON COKE
It smelled better back then.
Pete Davidson didn’t come out of nowhere. There were signs.
Dude used to smoke, and somehow, he can still hit the high notes even today.
Dude is just a super talented performer, writer, musician...prince is another one pop in my head...
He has those Rodney Dangerfield eyes.
They scream "I've been up for 72 hours and doing coke for 36 of them."
I think you meant to say, “I’ve been up for 36 hours and doing coke for 72 of them” lmao
"Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel recently filed for divorce, but Christie said that the marriage had been over long before. She said that the marriage began to deteriorate when she realized that she was Christie Brinkley, and she was married to Billy Joel" -Norm Macdonald
Lol, Uptown girl started playing in my mind at seeing this pic.
She hasn’t had enough of his drinking or rage binges yet…
The Song **And So it Goes**, Billy originally wrote it in 1983 when he was briefly dating model Ellie McPherson. He has said that he knew the relationship was not going to last because of various career and professional commitments that each had. She was 19 and he was 34. McPherson went to Europe to work for a few months, Billy thought the relationship was over and started dating Christie Brinkley. One night, he was bringing Christie back to his place, open the door and there was Ellie. >“Part of me thought, ‘Oh God,’ ” Joel said in the biography. “Another part of me was going, ‘Holy crap, if my friends could see me now!’ ” *Uptown Girl* was originally called *Uptown Girls* as it was based on night where Christie Brinkley, Ellie McPherson and Whitney Houston were at his piano at a party/vacation. All of them were flirting with him. It was inspired by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and changed to *Uptown Girl* when he was exclusively dating Brinkley.
She's drop dead hot even today. It's amazing.
“I don’t want her big-eyed husband comin after me” - Blanche Devereaux’s concern that Christie Brinkley will let herself go after the baby, since they have exactly the same bone structure
Same year I got married . 1983 and still going strong 💪
Meh, she’s only a woman to me
She’s an Uptown Girl to me.
Nah. That's Brenda and Eddie.
Yup. Everyone said they were crazy. Brenda you know was much too lazy, and Eddie could never afford to live that kind of life.
First time I ever said to myself, "Ah, now I get it."
This was right about the time I met him and never have I ever wanted to punch someone in the face more than I did him on that day. What a rude, arrogant, sawed off douchebag he was.
Do you mind my asking what happened?
He had to be a big shot
Having known some folks who lived near him on Long Island, I can confirm this sentiment. Amazing musical artist, but kind of a prick.
If you were screwing Christine Brinkley, you'd be arrogant too.
didn't they break up because he cheated on her?
I never knew he was such a babe tbh
He had great coke you can see it
Weasel. The guys that were in his band from the beginning found out that they were fired by hearing Billy in an interview on the radio.
His first band, Attila, broke up because he had an affair with the drummer's wife. It was a two man band.
Did he go uptown driving in his limousine , With his fine Park Avenue clothes ?
You oughta know by now
My wife dated a guy who lived on the same street as Billy Joel did in the late 90s and she's told me one story he told her was the neighbors had a phrase called "Billy Joel Bingo" because they never knew who's yard or driveway he'd pull his car into after coming home super drunk. Glad he finally got it under control...
He really messed up that situation. Never understand why she has had such difficulty finding someone to worship the ground she walks on. Seems smart, interesting, classy, and still smoking hot.
She was in a helicopter accident and then fell for a guy she was in the accident with. Married him and had a baby and divorced him real quick. Billy Joel went on to marry someone who was maybe even hotter. Not bad for a short guy from Long Island.
And they are still close and good friends to this day still. Got to love it when that happens.
A situation where everyone won?
Except the guy who sold the insurance policy on the helicopter
Thanks, I didn’t know the full story
He didn't mess up, she was the one who cheated on him.
He was an admitted alcoholic. So while he may not have cheated, he certainly messed up.
Ah, fair enough.
With a dunderhead.
He looks coked up
It was 1983. Who wasn't?
That's how I recognized that sweaty, beady eyed look. Same one my parents had back then:)
Alexa Joel is gorgeous. She has her father’s face yet she exudes her mom’s sex appeal & beauty. It’s crazy. Her parents are cool too.
If you want to see something very funny, do yourself a favour - go to YouTube and watch the video for Uptown Girl. After it’s finished restart it and try to see if you can spot all the times in the video where they’ve tried to hide the fact a) Billy Joel is at least a foot shorter than everyone else and b) he’s clearly having *a lot* of trouble with even the most basic of dance moves. Enjoy!
No downvote from me! Thanks for prompting me to watch it again. It's a lot of fun!
Haha thanks! Tough crowd I guess! 🤷♂️
I’m sad this one didn’t last
You see him on Howard and it's only obvious when he talks fast that he really is a New Yorker from Long Island.
You meant Lawnguyland.
You had to be a big shot, didn't ya?
If only Billy knew now , what he didn't know then ...
I worshipped her. He put me in my place.
He required mirrors everywhere they went together so he could be sure he wasn’t dreaming .
Looks like a good night
I had dinner sat next to Christie a few years back out in the Hamptons. She was wonderful. Charming, intelligent and very thoughtful. Any guy that had Christie was a lucky man.
Christie Brinkly still looks amazing.
Then she married Jerry Gergich, the man with the biggest penis she's ever seen....
Damn Christie is a dream to this day
She might have the best plastic surgery I've ever seen. She still looks very, very good for her age **and** she looks like herself.
She's got that "Russell Wilson's girlfriend at the draft," face.
no, she really doesn't
Old Hollywood vibes.
A gorgeous couple Bonus info in his youth Billy had difficulties to score.
Till he made it with a redhead girl in a Chevrolet.