Editing Billy Joel (section)

== Personal life ==
===Marriages and family===
[[File:AlexaBracelet20101117.jpg|thumb|Joel's eldest daughter, [[Alexa Ray Joel]], born to Joel and [[Christie Brinkley]] in 1985]]
Joel's first wife was Elizabeth Weber Small. When their relationship began, she was married to Jon Small, his music partner in the short-lived duo [[Attila (rock band)|Attila]], with whom she had a son. When the affair was revealed, Weber severed her relationships with both men. Weber and Joel later reconciled and married in 1973, and she then became his manager. They divorced on July 20, 1982.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/elizabeth-a-weber-58495442/ |title=Elizabeth A. Weber |date=November 20, 2014 |work=[[Hollywood.com]] |access-date=January 28, 2017 |archive-date=August 20, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170820115141/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/elizabeth-a-weber-58495442/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Joel married a second time, to model [[Christie Brinkley]], in March 1985.<ref name=latimes-alexa /> Their daughter, [[Alexa Ray Joel]], was born December 29, 1985.<ref name=latimes-alexa>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-30-mn-29823-story.html "Brinkley, Joel Parents of 'Uptown Girl'"] . ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', December 30, 1985. p. 2. "The {{frac|6|1|2}}-pound girl, as yet unnamed, was born in a Manhattan hospital at about 11:45&nbsp;pm Sunday, said the spokeswoman, Geraldine McInerney." "They were married last March aboard a yacht in New York Harbor."</ref><ref name="atl1">"Joel and his 'uptown girl' have a girl". ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', December 31, 1985. p. A3. "Model Christie Brinkley has given her husband&nbsp;– singer-songwriter Billy Joel&nbsp;– something new to sing about, a {{frac|6|1|2}}-pound daughter, a spokesman for the family said Monday."</ref> Alexa was given the middle name of Ray after [[Ray Charles]], one of Joel's musical idols.<ref>Stout, Gene (December 3, 1986). "[http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1986/8601270264.asp Billy Joel Delivers&nbsp;– Few Surprises]". seattlepi.com. Retrieved December 8, 2008. [https://archive.today/20200227211527/https://www.webcitation.org/5rZMr8MOU?url=http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1986/8601270264.asp Archived copy] at [[WebCite]] (July 28, 2010).</ref> Joel and Brinkley divorced on August 26, 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/billy-joel/8-big-billy-joel-moments-in-august-della-rose-joel-was-born-christie-brinkley-divorce-and-more-1.10718822|title=Big Billy Joel moments in August: Della Rose Joel was born, Christie Brinkley divorce and more|work=[[Newsday]]|location=[[Long Island]], New York|date=August 1, 2017|access-date=January 28, 2017|archive-date= November 5, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181105234828/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/billy-joel/big-billy-joel-moments-in-august-della-rose-joel-was-born-christie-brinkley-divorce-and-more-1.10718822|url-status=live}}</ref> They remain friends; Joel is the godfather of Brinkley's two youngest children Jack and [[Sailor Brinkley Cook]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belus |first=Amber |date=February 16, 2018 |title=Sailor Brinkley Cook Details Her Relationship With Billy Joel |url=https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/sailor-brinkley-cook-billy-joel-154154/ |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=Closer Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Christie Brinkley Shares Video of Daughter Sailor, 25, Giving 'Uncle Billy' Joel Pointers Before His Concert |url=https://people.com/christie-brinkley-video-daughter-sailor-with-billy-joel-backstage-nyc-concert-8641919 |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref>

On October 2, 2004, Joel married chef [[Katie Lee (chef)|Katie Lee]], his third wife.<ref name=people-katielee>{{cite news| url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20145740,00.html| title=Age-Defying Duos| date=October 18, 2004| work=People| volume=62| issue=16| access-date=August 12, 2015| archive-date=September 18, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918230805/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20145740,00.html| url-status=live}}</ref> At the time of the wedding, Lee was 23 and Joel was 55. Joel's daughter, Alexa Ray, then 18, served as [[Bridesmaid|maid of honor]]. Joel's second wife, Christie Brinkley, attended the union and gave the couple her blessing. On June 17, 2009, they announced their [[Legal separation|separation]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/06/17/2009-06-17_billy_joel_and_wife_katie_lee_split.html | title=Billy Joel and wife Katie Lee split | location=New York | work=Daily News | first=George | last=Rush | date=June 17, 2009 | access-date=June 17, 2009 | archive-date=October 27, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027180322/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/06/17/2009-06-17_billy_joel_and_wife_katie_lee_split.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

On July 4, 2015, Joel married a fourth time, to Alexis Roderick, an equestrian and former [[Morgan Stanley]] executive, at his Oyster Bay estate on [[Long Island]]. He was 66; she was 33. [[Governor of New York]] [[Andrew Cuomo]] conducted the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ca.celebrity.yahoo.com/post/126526847393/billy-joel-becomes-a-father-again-at-66 |title=Billy Joel Becomes a Father Again — at 66 |work=Celebrity Gossip & News – Yahoo Celebrity Canada |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904042630/https://ca.celebrity.yahoo.com/post/126526847393/billy-joel-becomes-a-father-again-at-66 |archive-date=September 4, 2015 }}</ref> The couple have been together since 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/article/billy-joel-married-alexis-roderick |title=Billy Joel Marries Alexis Roderick in Surprise Wedding at His Estate |magazine=People |date=July 4, 2015 |access-date=July 4, 2015 |archive-date=July 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705064153/http://www.people.com/article/billy-joel-married-alexis-roderick |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 12, 2015, the couple had a daughter, Della Rose Joel.<ref>{{cite news|title=Billy Joel Welcomes Daughter Della Rose|url=https://people.com/parents/billy-joel-welcomes-daughter-della-rose/|access-date=August 12, 2015|work=People|archive-date=August 24, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180824104437/https://people.com/parents/billy-joel-welcomes-daughter-della-rose/|url-status=live}}</ref><!--name and date released to media by parents' official representative--> The couple's second daughter, Remy Anne Joel, was born on October 22, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Billy Joel Welcomes Third Daughter Remy Anne: See the First Photo!|url=http://people.com/babies/billy-joel-welcomes-third-baby-daughter-remy-anne/|access-date=October 23, 2017|work=People|first=Jeff|last=Nelson|date=October 23, 2017|archive-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024053427/http://people.com/babies/billy-joel-welcomes-third-baby-daughter-remy-anne/|url-status=live}}</ref><!--name and date released to media by parents' official representative-->

Joel bought an estate in [[Centre Island, New York]] in the town of [[Oyster Bay, New York|Oyster Bay]], in 2002 for US$22&nbsp;million. He also owns a house in [[Sag Harbor, New York|Sag Harbor]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anorim |first1=Kevin |title=A Billy Joel Tour of Long Island |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/a-billy-joel-tour-of-long-island-1.6476344 |newspaper=Newsday |access-date=September 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303024031/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/a-billy-joel-tour-of-long-island-1.6476344 |archive-date=March 3, 2015}}</ref> In 2023, Joel put his Oyster Bay estate on the market for $49 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clarke |first=Katherine |date=May 12, 2023 |title=Billy Joel Is Movin' Out of His $49 Million Long Island Mansion |language=en-US |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/billy-joel-is-movin-out-of-his-49-million-long-island-mansion-db0116f3 |access-date=August 8, 2023 |issn=0099-9660 |archive-date=August 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808024133/https://www.wsj.com/articles/billy-joel-is-movin-out-of-his-49-million-long-island-mansion-db0116f3 |url-status=live }}</ref> The listing was pulled as the main house was undergoing renovations. The mansion, with its guest houses, pool, beach and helipad on 26 acres, was again offered for sale in September 2024, asking $49.9 million. Joel has ended his 10-year residency at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan in July 2024. His two younger daughters attend school in Florida, where the family now lives.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/realestate/billy-joel-mansion-long-island.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Rk4.aaI9.DU6dVVucpeZS |title=Billy Joel Is Selling the Mansion He First Saw While Dredging Oysters |first=Rukmini |last=Callimachi |work=The New York Times |date=October 10, 2024 |access-date=October 12, 2024 |quote=As fans of the working-class nostalgia embedded in his songs filled up Madison Square Garden again and again, Mr. Joel headed to the arena by helicopter — a 13-minute ride from tail up to tail down — from his helipad.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/culture/story/billy-joel-ends-historic-madison-square-garden-residency/?id=112301643 |title=Billy Joel ends historic Madison Square Garden residency with epic show |work=ABC News |first=Andrea |last=Dresdale |date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=October 12, 2024 }}</ref>

In 2015, he purchased a home in [[Manalapan, Florida|Manalapan]], Florida. The waterfront residence went on the market in November 2015 for $19.5 million<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2018 |title=See Inside Billy Joel's Florida Home |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/real-estate/g20112829/billy-joel-florida-house/ |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=Town & Country |language=en-US |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908030304/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/real-estate/g20112829/billy-joel-florida-house/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but it was taken off the market and re-listed in 2017 with an asking price of $18.5 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kallergis |first=Katherine |date=April 9, 2018 |title=Billy Joel sells waterfront Manalapan property; His mansion next door is asking $16.9M |url=https://therealdeal.com/miami/2018/04/09/billy-joel-sells-waterfront-manalapan-property/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703232044/https://therealdeal.com/miami/2018/04/09/billy-joel-sells-waterfront-manalapan-property/ |archive-date=July 3, 2019 |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=[[The Real Deal (magazine)|The Real Deal]] |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The property was further reduced to $16.9 million in 2018.<ref name=":1" /> In January 2020, the 13,200-square-foot property sold for US$10.3 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hofheinz |first=Darrell |date=November 30, 2022 |title=Did Billy Joel's company pay $9M for a Palm Beach townhome? That's what records suggest |url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/business/real-estate/2022/11/30/florida-real-estate-did-billy-joels-company-pay-9-million-palm-beach-townhouse/10794297002/ |access-date=December 20, 2023 |website=Palm Beach Daily News |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509161450/https://subscribe.palmbeachdailynews.com/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.palmbeachdailynews.com%2Fstory%2Fbusiness%2Freal-estate%2F2022%2F11%2F30%2Fflorida-real-estate-did-billy-joels-company-pay-9-million-palm-beach-townhouse%2F10794297002%2F&gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&sltsgmt=0051v2_A |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Health issues===
In 1970, a career decline and personal tragedies led Joel to a [[Major depressive episode|deep depressive period]]. Joel left a [[suicide note]] and attempted to kill himself by drinking furniture polish. Later he said, "I drank furniture polish. It looked tastier than [[bleach]]."<ref name="unauthorized">{{cite book|title=Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man|last=Bordowitz|first=Hank|page=39|isbn= 978-0-8230-8248-3|publisher=Billboard Books|year=2006}}</ref> His drummer and bandmate, Jon Small, rushed him to the hospital. Joel checked into [[Nassau University Medical Center|Meadowbrook Hospital]], where he was put on [[suicide watch]] and received treatment for depression.<ref>{{cite web |author=Courtesy of Columbia |url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/joel_billy/artist.jhtml#bio |title=Billy Joel |publisher=MTV |access-date=December 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227085849/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/joel_billy/artist.jhtml#bio |archive-date=December 27, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Joel would later pen the song "[[Tomorrow Is Today (song)|Tomorrow Is Today]]", which he describes as a suicide note.<ref name="unauthorized" />

In 1985, Joel recorded "[[You're Only Human (Second Wind)]]" as a message to help prevent teen suicide.<ref name="Campbell">{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Mary |date=September 5, 1985 |title=Billy Joel sees self as working homebody |work=[[Kentucky New Era]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YIsvAAAAIBAJ&pg=1560,403216 |access-date=April 13, 2011 |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207151116/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YIsvAAAAIBAJ&pg=1560,403216 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2002, Joel entered [[Silver Hill Hospital]], a [[substance abuse]] and [[Psychiatry|psychiatric]] center in [[New Canaan, Connecticut]], where he underwent treatment for 10 days.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tampa Bay Times 20 Jun 2002, page 32 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/329038245/ |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509100041/https://www.newspapers.com/image/329038245/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2005, he checked into the [[Betty Ford Center]],<ref>{{cite news| agency=Associated Press| date=March 16, 2005| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billy-joel-in-rehab-again/| title=Billy Joel In Rehab Again| publisher=CBS News| access-date=December 8, 2008| archive-date=December 5, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205102605/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/16/entertainment/main681053.shtml| url-status=live}}</ref> where he spent 30 days for the treatment of [[alcohol abuse]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 13, 2005 |title=Billy Joel leaves US rehab clinic |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4439343.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060314151747/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4439343.stm |archive-date=March 14, 2006 |access-date=December 8, 2008 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>