Latest Billy Joel News - Page 5
Billy Joel's Daughter Hospitalised
BILLY JOEL's daughter with former supermodel CHRISTIE BRINKLEY has been hospitalised in New York after suffering a suspected drug overdose.Singer Alexa Ray Joel was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center on Saturday afternoon (05Dec09) after...
By WENN on 05 December 2009
Joel Pulls Out Of Sir Elton's Comeback Show
BILLY JOEL has pulled out of a concert in California on Tuesday night (17Nov09) due to medical reasons - just as his touring partner SIR ELTON JOHN was due back onstage after recovering from a...
By WENN on 17 November 2009
Joel Plans Autobiography
BILLY JOEL is to lay bare his biggest secrets in a new tell-all book - he is writing his autobiography.The Piano Man has signed a $2.25 million (£1.5 million) deal with publishing giants HarperCollins for...
By WENN on 01 October 2009
Joel Removes New York Home From Property Market
Rock legend BILLY JOEL has taken his home in the village of Centre Island, New York off the property market just one day after confirming his split from wife KATIE LEE.The Piano Man star purchased...
By WENN on 19 June 2009
Ten Worst Song Lyrics Of All Time
A new book has claimed to have established the ten worst song lyrics of all time.Johnny Sharp's new book 'Crap Lyrics', published on June 1st, outlines what he declares are the worst lyrics in pop...
By Contributor on 16 May 2009
Joel's Wife Blasts Cheating Claims
BILLY JOEL's wife KATIE LEE has slammed reports she had an affair with Israeli designer YIGAL AZROUEL, branding the false rumours "mean-spirited". Chef Lee sparked claims of infidelity after she and Azrouel were photographed dancing intimately...
By WENN on 15 April 2009
Brinkley's Bunny Memories Of Billy Joel
Model CHRISTIE BRINKLEY can't get through Easter without fondly recalling the time her ex-husband BILLY JOEL dressed up in a bunny suit and appeared at her door. The couple was dating when the singer/songwriter decided to...
By WENN on 12 April 2009
Joel's Wife Cooking Up Restaurant Plans
BILLY JOEL's chef wife KATIE LEE JOEL is cooking up plans for her own New York City burger joint. The former Top Chef TV host's beef patties won the top spot at last year's (08) Food...
By WENN on 02 April 2009
Joel And Elton's Dressing Rooms Couldn't Be More Different
BILLY JOEL insists his backstage dressing room is like a different world compared to touring partner SIR ELTON JOHN's colourful space. The pair has hit the road again on the Face2Face tour and Joel insists the...
By WENN on 10 March 2009
Elton John To Play O2 Arena On New Year's Eve
Thousands of fans can ring in the New Year with Sir Elton John at London's O2 Arena, it has been announced.The Rocket Man will take to the stage at the Greenwich venue on December 31st,...
By Contributor on 14 November 2008
Billy Joel Explains His Dark, Yet Comic, Failed Suicide Attempt
'New York State Of Mind' singer, Billy Joel, has confessed to an embarrassing suicide attempt in his early 20s, when he tried to poison himself. His failure came when he made the decision to drink...
By Steven Williams in Bizarre / Weird Wonderful on 16 July 2008
Adam Levine Reveals The Secret Of Maroon 5'S Name To Billy Joel
Adam Levine, the frontman for Maroon 5, recently broke a pact with the band when he told the singer Billy Joel about the meaning behind the band's name. Until now, only the members of Maroon...
By Steven Williams in Music / Festivals on 24 May 2007
Slipknot Star's Unhealthy Pre-show Ritual
SLIPKNOT frontman COREY TAYLOR has an unhealthy pre-concert ritual to give his voice its famous rasp - and it ends by crooning along to BILLY JOEL. The heavy rocker, who was recently voted Best Vocalist...
By WENN on 06 March 2007
Joel's Daughter Passes Out Before College Show
BILLY JOEL and CHRISTIE BRINKLEY's daughter ALEXA RAY JOEL has spoken out after passing out backstage before a concert at Marist College in New York last Saturday night (09SEP06). Writing on her MySpace.com blog site,...
By WENN on 18 September 2006
Joel Writes Song About Cheating Stepfather
ALEXA RAY JOEL was so furious with the way her stepfather PETER COOK treated her mother, supermodel CHRISTIE BRINKLEY, she decided to write a song to vent her feelings. Cook was caught cheating with his...
By WENN on 08 September 2006
Joel And Adams Team Up For Free Concert
BILLY JOEL and BRYAN ADAMS took the stage outside the Colosseum in Rome Monday night (31JUL06) to the delight of hundreds of thousands of fans. Pianoman Joel, playing in front of a Colosseum lit with...
By WENN on 01 August 2006
Brinkley's Daughter Speaks Out About Affair
LATEST: ALEXA RAY JOEL, supermodel CHRISTIE BRINKLEY's daughter with musician BILLY JOEL, has spoken out in support of her mother after she was cheated on by husband PETER COOK. Earlier this month (JUL06) it was...
By WENN on 31 July 2006
Joel Saves The Front Rows For Real Fans
BILLY JOEL has grown so sick of performing to front rows full of unimpressed fat cats at concerts, he created a new policy that the best seats be reserved for his most ardent fans. The...
By WENN on 01 June 2006
Billy Joel Thrilled To Be Part Of Pink's Wedding
BILLY JOEL has added classic ballad YOU'RE ALWAYS A WOMAN TO ME to his US tour, after pop star PINK played the tune at her recent wedding. The TROUBLE singer selected the romantic song...
By WENN on 01 February 2006
Foxx Grounded By Bird Accident
Oscar winner JAMIE FOXX almost missed his own New Year's Eve party in Miami, Florida after a bird crashed through the window of his private jet. The RAY star's Los Angeles take-off was stalled...
By WENN on 05 January 2006
Joel's The Leader Of The Pack
BILLY JOEL is convinced he's the session musician playing piano on THE SHANGRI-LAS classic LEADER OF THE PACK - but he never got paid. The PIANO MAN, 56, recorded the 1964 track before the...
By WENN on 04 December 2005
Joel Embarrassed By French Song
BILLY JOEL regrets recording one tune in French because he can't actually speak the language. The PIANO MAN served up C'ETAIT TOI (YOU WERE THE ONE) on his album GLASS HOUSES thinking it would...
By WENN on 01 December 2005
Joel Attempted Suicide By Drinking Furniture Polish
Grammy award-winning singer BILLY JOEL tried to kill himself by drinking furniture polish, because he was so tormented by an affair with his drummer's wife. In new book BILLY JOEL: THE LIFE AND TIMES...
By WENN on 11 October 2005
Shaq Gives Trump A Rolls Royce
Basketball ace and rapper SHAQUILLE O'NEAL gave property tycoon DONALD TRUMP a wedding gift to remember on Saturday (22JAN05) - a white PHANTOM ROLLS ROYCE. O'Neal, who was one of many celebrities in attendance...
By WENN on 24 January 2005
Billy Joel's Fiancee Is 22, Not 26
Veteran rocker BILLY JOEL's fiancee is even younger than previously believed - KATIE LEE is 22 and not 26 as has been reported. And the 54-year-old musician, who gave brunette Lee a 5-carat diamond...
By WENN on 19 January 2004
Billy Joel
