![]() ![]() While Joel’s ex Brinkley famously appeared in the ‘Uptown Girl’ music video, the song was actually about supermodel Elle MacPherson.Īccording to reports, the song was originally called ‘Uptown Girls,’ and was about Billy’s experiences dating Elle, Christie and many other women. The pair called it quits less than ten years later and divorced in 1994. This marriage inspired his ninth studio album An Innocent Man, while he also wrote ‘This Is the Time’ which is about a couple thinking back on their best days together. While he briefly dated MacPherson, it was Brinkley who he ended up marrying in 1985 and they welcomed daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, the same year.īilly Joel and his second wife Christie Brinkley. Joel - who was 33 at the time - returned home to find MacPherson, 19, and Brinkley, 28, were both trying to win his affections. The incredible way Billy Joel looks after his loyal fans better than any other artist Bart's where he started playing at a piano bar and met supermodels Elle MacPherson, Christie Brinkley and singer, Whitney Houston. Years later the pair had a nasty divorce in 1982, with Weber’s brother accused of stealing millions from Joel.īilly Joel and his first wife Elizabeth Weber.īilly’s second wife Christie Brinkley is said to have inspired ‘This Is the Time’ and the album 'An Innocent Man'.Īfter his divorce from Weber, the singer jetted to St. ![]()
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