Posted on 10/11/2005 4:25:04 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
Billy Joel Drank Furniture Polish In Suicide Attempt
October 11, 2005 3:01 p.m. EST
Douglas Maher - All Headline News Staff Reporter
New York, NY (AHN) - A new book written by author Hank Bordowitz reveals the lows singer Billy Joel sunk to over the years in a fight with depression and alcoholism.
Joel reportedly drank furniture polish in a suicide attempt.
The new book entitled, "Billy Joel: The Life & Times of an Angry Young Man", quotes the "piano man" as saying, "I drank furniture polish. It looked tastier than bleach."
Joel apparently wrote a suicide note before drinking the polish and was later found passed out in a closet by then drummer and friend Jon Small, who rushed Joel to the hospital where he was admitted to a psychiatric ward and put on suicide watch. Joel then begged his manager to get him out because, "These people are really crazy!" Joel later married model Christy Brinkley and the couple had a daughter Alexa.
The book claims the episode was brought on by the star's secret affair with Jon Small's wife, Elizabeth. Joel later penned several songs for Elizabeth including the hits, "She's Got a Way" and "She's Always a Woman".
Joel is also known for another anti-suicide song entitled, "You're Only Human".
Why does he go to extremes? har har har
The guy was a musical genius, IMHO.
Sad what's happened to him.
Now if only Barry Manilow would give it a try...
What is it with these Levittown people? Billy Joel, Bill O'Reilly...
La.... da da...... di de da.....
I think the article implies that his suicide attempts took place in the seventies. My parents saw him about three or two years ago when he was touring with Elton John, and they said his performance was fantastic.
Bill O'Reilly from Levittown? Are you series! Furniture polish... he wasn't really serious. If he was, he would have drank something like bleach or antifreeze.
Yep..it happened in the 70s..but Joel has been in rehab two times in the last year for alcoholism and crashing his cars into trees while driving drunk.
Billy Martin, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton,
Well, if he had died, he'd have had a beautiful finish.
None of those guys from Levittown. Billy Martin was from Frisco, Gates grew up in the Sandpoint section of Seattle, Clintigula was raised in Hot Springs.
Bwahaa!
I don't care. I don't like any of them!
Guy doesn't know the difference between Schlitz and Shinola
Your BAD! BAD! BAD! :D
Drinking "Lemon Pledge" reflects badly on his character.
Joel has been sober since taking the Pledge.
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