'The people I was locked up with were never going to be able to overcome their problems, whereas mine were all self-made. It was Small who saved Joel's life, rushing to Joel's mother's Long Island home, finding Joel lying on the floor and getting him medical attention.Īnother suicide attempt ended with Joel checking into a mental health center, where he found himself surrounded by others who were not as lucky. He made mention of the event in his autobiography.Rough waters: Joel said in the book that he fell in love when he first met Elizabeth Weber, who cheated on her husband Jon Small, with Joel, before leaving both This was a serious blow to Billy that he may forever live to remember. However, Billy had to settle for an out of court settlement of $3 million after Frank filed for bankruptcy. Billy sued him for $30million contemporary damages and $60 million punitive damages. At this point, Frank had succeeded in stealing several tens of millions from the organization. During Elizabeth’s divorce from Billy, Frank supported Billy rather than his sister, which made him continue to work in the organization after his sister had parted ways with his boss.īilly later discovered that Elizabeth’s brother had been fleecing his account dry for a long time. Frank was allowed to oversee Billy’s Finances. According to Billy, that was one of his biggest mistakes in life. When Elizabeth was still married to Billy and played the role of his manager, she lobbied Frank (her brother) into the organization. According to Billy, that event killed all the passion he had for her right there and then. He blatantly refused to sign the contract, noting that even though he may have been a fool for love all their years together, he was not completely out of his senses. This was the last straw that broke the Camel back for Billy. She paid him a visit in the hospital where he was admitted and handed him a contract that would see all his wealth and possession transferred to her. Due to the messy divorce, Billy had thought that his musical career, which was already in jeopardy, would spring back up if his wife came back as his support. All efforts to get her back failed, and he got involved in a bike accident, which affected his two hands. Part of his move to get her back made him purchase a $4million house for her, where she lived together with her son until 1997. However, Billy was not ready to throw in the towel, so he tried his best to win back her love. In 1982, the couple finally filed for a divorce. On one occasion where she was celebrating her birthday, she demanded to publish the new song that he just played to her at the occasion. Even though she was earning well as his manager, she was not satisfied with that she was entitled to 50% of his wealth. Although Billy was very quick to attribute his inspiration to her on many occasions, she was always quick to demand her share of any money made from songs he attributed to her. Elizabeth Loved Money MoreĮlizabeth never hid her love for money, and it was glaring for everyone around to notice. Beyond that, she was very rude and into a rock and roll lifestyle. In one of his songs, he described her as a woman who can ruin a person’s faith with lies and reveals only what she wants to be seen.ĭuring Billy’s days with Elizabeth, all his close allies worried about him as they could see that she was manipulating and controlling him. This earned her the unfeminine tag due to her style of doing business, which was very effective. According to those who worked with her, she was a good negotiator and was responsible for many of Billy’s contracts and business deals. A post shared by Billy Joel a Tough Unfeminine LadyĪfter Billy’s marriage to Elizabeth, she made him assign the role of his manager to her and handled his financial affairs.
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