Overview

• Billy Joel candidly recounts his early-20s affair with Elizabeth Weber, then married to his bandmate Jon Small, which led to the breakup of their heavy-metal duo Attila
• He reveals two suicide attempts—first by overdosing on sleeping pills supplied by his sister, Judy Molinari, which induced a coma for days; second by ingesting furniture polish
• Jon Small intervened both times by taking Joel to the hospital; he later forgave him for the betrayal
• After his second attempt, Joel sought help in an observation ward, crediting that experience with channeling his emotions into his songwriting
• Joel was absent from the film’s June 4 premiere due to his ongoing treatment for a rare brain disorder; the documentary will stream on HBO and HBO Max this summer