Directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin, Billy Joel: And So Goes is split into two parts, with Part 1 airing tonight on HBO and HBO Max, and Part 2 airing next week, on Friday July 25. The film features extensive present-day interviews with Joel himself (now 76, and recent diagnosed with a brain condition that forced him to cancel his tour).

Now, a two-part HBO documentary is exploring the life, career and personal struggles of Billy Joel, providing an expansive look at the man behind the music. Billy Joel’s former business manager and wife,

So It Goes’ will fully prepare you to teach a college class on Joel the angry young man, Ex-Wife Guy, and unlikely superstar.