
Eddie Money's personal life is, in many ways, as colorful as his music. On Valentine's Day in 1984, he married then 24-year-old Margo Lee Walker in what was supposed to be a quiet, intimate ceremony. According to this archived wedding announcement from United Press International, a gaggle of screaming teens showed up, dashing the bride's desire for privacy.
Five years later, having divorced Walker, Money married the model Laurie Harris. They met in 1985 and Harris, a blonde beauty bent on motherhood, wasn't immediately impressed. In fact, she told People magazine that, at first, she mistook Money for another blue collar rocker, Hoosier singer-songwriter John "Cougar" Mellencamp. And she worried about his drinking, smoking, and drug habits.
It took Money entering a 12-step program to convince Harris that he was serious about being a loving husband and family man. Money's sobriety didn't stick for long. (He finally got sober in 2001.) The marriage, however, lasted for 30 years, during which they had five children together. Having married in a beach ceremony, they renewed their vows in a Los Angeles church just seven months before Money's death.
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