The Truth About Billy Joel And Howard Stern's Relationship Before Their Bombshell Interviews

Highlights

• Howard Stern and Billy Joel have always been on good terms and are close friends outside of their interviews.
• Billy Joel attended Howard Stern's wedding in 2008.
• Billy Joel and his wife have a close relationship with the Sterns.

Throughout Howard Stern's journey to becoming one of the most successful and famous radio personalities, he's managed to make more than a few enemies. This is partly because he first became noteworthy for pushing buttons. Not only did Stern's shock jock persona anger censors, but other celebrities as well. This includes numerous music legends. However, Billy Joel was not among them.

Stern's relationship with Joel, prior to his newsmaking February 14th, 2024 interview on The Howard Stern Show, was unlike many the radio legend had with A-listers. Here's the truth about Howard Stern and Billy Joel's friendship.

Are Howard Stern And Billy Joel Friends Outside Of Their Interviews On The SiriusXM Radio Show?

Unlike Howard Stern's relationship with Barbra Streisand before their bombshell interview, the radio legend and Billy Joel have seemingly always been on good terms. The exact moment the two met is unknown. But during Joel's numerous appearances on The Howard Stern Show, listeners have managed to piece together bits and pieces of their history.

Howard Stern and Billy Joel are friends outside of their interviews on the SiriusXM radio show. So much so that Joel was invited to Stern's wedding to Beth Ostorsky on October 3rd, 2008. Joel attended the wedding with his then-wife, Katie Lee Joel. This seems to prove that the two couples were close friends and spent time together. Unfortunately, Joel and Katie Lee divorced less than a year after attending Stern's wedding to his second and current wife, Beth.

• Billy Joel and Katie Lee Joel were married for 5 years
• Katie Lee is just four years older than Bill Joel's eldest daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, and this caused controversy in their marriage
• Katie Lee's current relationship is drastically different than her relationship with Joel

Following Joel's divorce, he struck up a relationship with Alex Roderick. While little is known about Katie Lee's relationship with the Sterns, it's clear that Roderick is much closer to them via her marriage to Billy Joel.

According to Getty, Billy Joel and Alexis Roderick attended Ed Sheeran's SiriusXM show in August 2023 with Howard and Beth Stern. They were also together at a private ribbon-cutting ceremony for Beth's animal charity, North Shore Animal League.

Joel and Roderick were responsible for donating a large sum of money to support Beth's work rescuing and fostering stray cats.

In addition to the donation to Beth's charity, Billy Joel who was celebrating his 65th birthday, did a concert in honor of North Shore Animal League. Prior to the "Piano Man" hitting the stage, Howard Stern waxed poetic about his "saint" friend.

"In typical Billy Joel fashion, what does Billy do on his birthday? Instead of getting gifts, he's giving a gift tonight. Billy has donated 100% of the proceeds of tonight's show to the North Shore Animal League because -- and I'm moved to tears when I tell you this -- Every dime from tonight, his entire earnings because Billy Joel's a Long Island guy who gives back. And I love him. I love him!"

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Bill Joel, Alexis Roderick, Howard and Beth Stern has also been spotted dining together in Palm Beach, Florida, not far from where both couples have getaway homes. But it was during their many interviews, most notably Stern's SiriusXM Town Hall with Billy Joel in 2014, that the famous friends revealed the truth about the extent of their friendship.

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During Stern's 2-hour-long 2014 town hall with Joel in front of a live audience of famous faces, the radio host and the musician spoke about how they occasionally eat at one another's homes. It seems they are so close that they actually go over to each other's houses.

While this may not seem like a big deal, it certainly is for Stern. After all, the self-proclaimed King of All Media is a notorious recluse who is extremely picky about who he lets into his inner circle. As it so happens, Billy Joel is one of those lucky few.

"[Billy Joel] is one of the most fascinating men I've ever met," Stern said in front of an audience that included Pink, Matt Lauer, and Idina Menzel.

"I'm honored to have him as a friend."

"He's always got good food at his house," Billy Joel said in response, winning laughs from the audience.

"There's some people like -- the people who wouldn't leave. You have company and they don't know when to go home. So, you got to stand up and go, 'Well, I don't want to be keeping you guys up'. But [Not Howard]. You eat and you go."

Inside Howard Stern's Interviews With Billy Joel

Billy Joel's February 14th, 2024 interview on The Howard Stern Show was nothing short of news-making. This is, in part, because of Joel's epic return to releasing music. Prior to his 2024 release of "Turn The Lights Back On", Joel hadn't shared any of his music since 2007. In the days leading up to Joel's appearance with Stern at the SiriusXM Miami studios, the radio legends waxed poetic about his love of the new single.

Of course, Stern isn't the only one who loved Joel's return to music.

Aside from Billy Joel's new song and whether or not he'll release any more new music, the celebrity friends made headlines for their discussions about Joel's relationships. Of course, this isn't surprising as Stern has managed to get a lot out of Joel during his numerous other appearances on The Howard Stern Show.

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Billy Joel's first appearance on The Howard Stern Show was in 2010. At the beginning of the interview, both Joel and Stern admitted they were somewhat nervous. Joel was trepidatious because of Stern's reputation. Stern, on the other hand, didn't want to blow it. He knew Joel did only a few interviews.

Fortunately, Stern's first public sitdown with Joel went extremely well. So much so that Joel returned to the show numerous times. This includes the town hall in 2014 and interviews in 2021 and 2024.

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