US EditionHBO Doc ‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes’ Candidly Examines Singer’s Struggles with Money, Alcohol, and Critics
UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – The two-part HBO documentary reveals Billy Joel's struggles with addiction, mental health, and personal conflicts while highlighting his lasting musical impact and collaborations with top artists.
- The two-part HBO documentary And So It Goes, directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin, debuts tonight, July 18, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and HBO Max, with Part Two airing July 25 at the same time.
- During his late 1970s commercial heyday, critics characterized Billy Joel as a human jukebox, and the documentary revisits his 1970 affair with his best friend's wife leading to severe depression.
- His interviews disclose that Joel's two suicide attempts in his 20s reveal a dark personal struggle, while diagnosis with normal pressure hydrocephalus depicts health challenges.
- Early reviews praised the film with extremely positive feedback at Tribeca, and Alexa Ray Joel called it 'this is a must-watch.'
- The documentary highlights long-lasting influence, with 'Vienna' impacting new generations, and shows Billy Joel's evolution into a 'boomer Sinatra' embraced by millennials and Gen Z.
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HBO Doc ‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes’ Candidly Examines Singer’s Struggles with Money, Alcohol, and Critics
HBO documentary 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' interviews all four of his wives and candidly examines singer's struggles with money, alcohol and critics
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Billy Joel, 76, who boasts 33 top 40 hits and five Grammy Awards, has had an expansive and exciting life, which comes into focus in a new documentary, And So It Goes. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin, two-part HBO doc will put viewers in a Billy Joel state of mind. Named after Joel’s favorite of his songs, it features all of the Long Island native’s greatest hits—more than 110 of the 121 songs in his cat…
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“At one point, [Billy] said to me, 'You going deep?' And I said, ‘Yeah, and you know you’re going to go deep too,'" the film’s co-director Susan Lacy says.
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