billy joel
Slams DUI Rumors … I By no means Had One!!!
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Billy Joel is clearing the air on a long-standing rumor — he’s by no means had a DUI.
In his new HBO documentary “Billy Joel: And So It Goes,” the music legend immediately addresses hypothesis he racked up a number of DUIs within the early 2000s throughout a string of automobile accidents.
NOVEMBER 2024
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“There’s this rumor that I’ve all these DUIs. That by no means occurred,” Joel says within the movie. “However individuals maintain repeating the parable. I by no means had a DUI. So f— you.”
Although Joel crashed vehicles in 2002, 2003, and 2004, he insists alcohol wasn’t an element. In a 2013 interview, he attributed the accidents to despair and “psychological fog” following September 11 and a breakup.
The documentary additionally explores Joel’s battles with substance abuse, his highway to restoration, and his household life with spouse Alexis and their daughters. “I didn’t need to do that at first,” Joel advised PEOPLE. “It is nearly embarrassing. However I needed to set the report straight — and present the actual story.”
