The story centers on Joel's close relationship with his bandmate in the duo Attila, Jon Small, and Small's then-wife, Elizabeth Weber. Joel was living with the couple when a deeper connection with Elizabeth began to form. "Bill and I spent a lot of time together," Elizabeth explained in the film, calling it a "slow build."
The fallout was immediate and devastating. The confession not only destroyed the band but also fractured a deep friendship, leaving Joel consumed by remorse. “I felt very, very guilty about it. They had a child. I felt like a homewrecker,” Joel shared, reflecting on the emotional chaos. “I was just in love with a woman and I got punched in the nose which I deserved. Jon was very upset. I was very upset."
This despair led to a drastic act. Using sleeping pills obtained from his sister, Judy Molinari, Joel attempted to end his life. “But Billy decided that he was going to take all of them… he was in a coma for days and days and days," Molinari recalled with emotion. The sight of him in the hospital was terrifying for her. "I went to go see him in the hospital, and he was laying there white as a sheet. I thought that I’d killed him."
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Recognizing he was a "lost soul," Joel checked himself into a psychiatric facility for observation. That brief stay became a pivotal moment of clarity. Instead of being destroyed by his experiences, he saw a new path forward.
This dark chapter, marked by a complex love story that saw him and Elizabeth Weber marry years later (from 1973-1982), became the crucible in which his artistic identity was forged. The pain, guilt, and ultimate survival were transformed into the powerful, narrative-driven songs that would make him a global icon.Billy Joel: And So It Goes is scheduled to arrive on HBO in July.
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