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The first half of the HBO documentary premiered at the Tribeca Festival on Wednesday night. Joel, who is fighting a brain disorder, sent a message via its directors.
"And So It Goes" is not a once-over-lightly, papering-over-the-dark-side portrait of a legendary pop star. It includes the warts, and more than that it shows you how Billy Joel's complicated and not always happy life fueled his exuberant and in some ways deceptively buoyant pop.
Although the 76-year-old Piano Man was absent from the festivities after revealing his shocking brain disorder diagnosis two weeks ago, his presence was still very much felt on the opening night
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Ultimate Classic Rock on MSN‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes': Part One Movie ReviewWithin the first ten minutes of Billy Joel: And So It Goes, which made its global debut on Wednesday at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, present day Billy Joel says something self-deprecating. "The most original thing I've ever done in my life is screw up," he says from his Long Island home. "That's not necessarily a bad thing."
Small, whose mother Elizabeth Weber was married to Billy Joel from 1973-1982, opens up about his relationship with the musician for the first time in 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes.'
Billy Joel's career is so massive it requires a two-part documentary. Here's a look into the first half, which opened Tribeca Film Festival.
The renewed fervor in Joel may be due in part to the singer’s recent health struggles. He canceled a string of upcoming concerts after being diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain disorder that causes fluid to build up in the brain,
She also shared a short message from the music legend. "Getting old sucks, but it's still preferable to getting cremated," Joel's note read. After going public with his health issues, Joel recently announced he was cancelling 17 shows he booked at stadiums across North America and England while he underwent "specific physical therapy.