I watched the Oprah show from the other day with Billy Joel and his young wife Katie Lee, who was a 23-year-old when she married the then 55-year-old “Piano Man” in 2004.

Here’s video of Billy Joel singing “Only the Good Die Young” on Oprah.

And more Billy Joel video from Oprah…

Billy talked about what a controversy that song caused — and I see why, listening to the lyrics. He said it was more an ode to lust than anything else.




Video of Billy Joel’s wife Katie Lee and their home

And here’s video of Katie Lee Joel showing off her home that she shares with Billy Joel.





Billy Joel not really opening up to Oprah…

…on one of these Oprah videos with Billy Joel — maybe it’s on this one Oprah asks Joel about his drinking problem and car crashes, but I found him to be stunted and closed off.

Calling his trio of car crashes in two years just a run of “bad luck,” Billy Joel seemed pretty closed off — giving short answers.

You could tell there was much more to the story.

Billy did admit to going to rehab, which was like a jail in that they put him in the “drunk tank” with all the other drunks to dry out and that was that.

I still LOVE his music. Just the other day whilst making my bed I sang in my head:

“It’s better than drinking alone…”







Billy and Katie Lee Joel on the age difference

Katie Lee seemed really bubbly and happy, and she demonstrated how to make a pretty easy-looking meatloaf that she says Billy Joel loves to eat.

They love to have dinner parties, something I love too, and am inspired to have more of.

The Comfort Table Maybe I should buy her book, The Comfort Table, and get to cooking.

Katie Lee said she’s more mature for her 27 years (Is Katie Lee 27 yet? Oh my goodness, she was born in 1981…) and Billy’s less mature than his almost 59 years (born in 1949) — so they meet somewhere in the middle.

I couldn’t help but wonder what life will be like when they want to have kids, but I guess they’ll be fine.

Heck — my dad was 48 when I was born…so…well…Billy’s older than that, but there you go…

God bless ‘em.