![]() Speaking on SiriusXM’s 'The Howard Stern Show', he said: "I think of my songs as my kids. Unlike many other artists, Billy - who has daughter Alexa, 35, with second wife Christie Brinkley and Della, six, and Remy, four, with his current wife, fourth spouse Alexis Roderick - hasn't sold the rights to his back catalogue and he explained he hasn't done so because he thinks of his songs as his "kids". I have a great band, I’m so happy to have them on stage … I don’t do as many gigs as I used to do … back in the day when I had some money issues, I wasn’t able to take care of the band the same way I am now." He said: "I did pay them full salary for a year. ![]() The 'Uptown Girl' hitmaker made the decision to pay his band their full salary for an entire year whilst many other musicians were left unable to work due to the COVID-19 crisis because he's in a better position to "take care" of them than he would have been years ago. ![]() Billy Joel paid his band members "full salary" during the coronavirus pandemic.
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