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Billy Joel Details Two Suicide Attempts After Affair With Bandmate’s Wife in ‘And So It Goes’ Documentary

Billy Joel details two suicide attempts after an affair with his former bandmate's wife in the new documentary 'Bill Joel: And So It Goes.'

According to People, the film co-directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin delves into a dark incident early in Joel’s career when he attempted suicide two times after having an affair with a former bandmate’s wife. Joel — who did not attend the premiere after cancelling a summer run of shows due to a recent diagnosis of the brain condition normal pressure hydrocephalus — says in the film that he felt “very, very guilty about it. The brawl marked the end of Atila and the pair’s friendship, with Weber leaving Small — and later reconnecting with Joel, to whom she was married from 1973-1982 — and the singer spiraling into a dark period of drink and depression.

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