Billy Joel opened for a moment in his past and revealed that ex-wife Katie Lee gave him a firm ultimatum on his alcohol consumption, forcing him to make a decision that changes his life.
In the new HBO documentary Billy Joel: And that’s okayThe 76-year-old singer-songwriter and pianist spoke about his alcohol consumption problems and shared that his wife Lee gave him an “ultimatum” to end their wedding or ask for professional help.
Joel admitted that he went to rehabilitation in 2005 because his wife at the time pushed him.
Calling for the mind that she told him, the Piano Crooner said, “She said,” Either you do something for your alcohol consumption, or it won’t work. “At that time, yes, the relationship did not work well.”
He was then admitted to the Batty Ford Center, which was against his will, because he joked: “With rehabilitation, you are not going for someone else. You have to go for yourself. You should want to do it. I didn’t want to do it. “
For the UNversed, Joel and Lee met for the first time in a Manhattan establishment in 2002. They quickly agreed and ended up cementing their relationship by knotting the knot in 2004.
It is relevant to mention that after six years of their relationship, the couple separated in 2009.
