[Vince Ferrer]

Billy Joel was ruined by Christy Brinkley. Before Christy Brinkley, he was a blue collar New York average guy that people could relate to even if they weren't from New York. And he could play the piano. All of his best work comes from this period.

Then he bagged Christy Brinkley. This caused a lot of confusion because no blue collar New York guy could bag Christy Brinkley. As a result of his bagging Christy Brinkley, his music turned to junk. It was all sugary love songs to Christy Brinkley. He couldn't stop thinking about bagging Christy Brinkley even after he bagged her.

But if you're going to toss away your talent, there are worse ways than bagging Christy Brinkley.

[luvbach1]

In post #64, your point well made!

[Carthego delenda est]

“As a result of his bagging Christy Brinkley, his music turned to junk.”

At first I agreed with you, but then I looked to see when they got married, which was in 85, and his music had changed quite a bit by then. It was almost exactly 5 years earlier, in March of 80 when he released “Glass Houses”, which was the last album of his original sound and style. Maybe he started dating Brinkley right after that?