“It all went downhill when he married Christie Brinkley.”
Well, the first album after he married her was great... after that, it was downhill.
I do think you’re on to something though. Being a “tortured artist” was good for his songwriting... being a happily married man, not so much.
During my tour in Germany (77-81), I purchased 10-12 albums a month to mix tapes. I lived too far from base to get any TV signal, it helped to fill the time.
Fast forward to marriage and parenthood in the late 80s. That's pretty much consumed my life, no complaints. My 3 kids benefitted from hearing the musicians I grew up with.
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