The first part of the documentary told the story of the Joel being in the band Attila with his best friend Jon Small, whom Joel eventually went to live with in a home occupied by Small, his wife Elizabeth Weber and their son. Weber reportedly said in the film that there was a “slow burn” between her and Joel.

Billy Joel has opened up about a past suicide attempt that left him in a coma for days, explaining why he made another attempt to take his own life after regaining consciousness. Joel revisits the incident in his new documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes,

Billy Joel reveals his darkest moments in new documentary "And So It Goes," including two suicide attempts following an affair with his bandmate's wife that led to depression.