HBO's new Billy Joel documentary is revelatory — even if it pulls some punches

HBO's new Billy Joel documentary is revelatory — even if it pulls some punches

The new two-part documentary, which premieres Friday on HBO, is a good example of the tension between access and objectivity that filmmakers face in making documentaries on celebrities.

Revelatory — Even If It Pulls Some Punches : NPR - Data Intelligence

Billy Joel in 1973. Don Hunstein/Sony Music Archives/HBO hide caption toggle caption Don Hunstein/Sony Music Archives/HBO HBO’s two-part documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes is a revealing look at a complicated music star who has been at the center of pop music for decades. But it’s also a good example of the challenge filmmakers face in making the modern celebrity biography: a tension between access and objectivity. To be sure, this project —…

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“Uptown Girl… it could’ve been a Mozart piece”: Billy Joel reveals the classical music origins of one of his biggest hits in new documentary trailer

“My own history as a musician started with me hearing classical music,” he says