What if the most memorable Billy Joel songs the ones that to this day send shivers down your spine were spawned from heartbreak so palpable, it altered not only his life, but the trajectory of rock history?

Elizabeth Weber opens up about her marriage to Billy Joel in a rare interview 43 years after their divorce. Here's what she says.

Imagine if Billy Joel had joined Deep Purple instead of writing " Piano Man ." In a sense, that's what happened when he formed his ill-fated heavy metal band Attila in 1969.

Billy Joel reveals that he twice attempted suicide — sparked by his affair with a band mate’s wife — in his new HBO documentary And So It Goes, and that one of the attempts left him in a coma.

Five-time Grammy winner Billy Joel is a four-time husband. The legendary singer-songwriter, who’s currently married to Alexis Roderick Joel, said “I do” to three other women before he wed his final match in 2015.

Billy Joel Attempted Suicide Twice and Fell into a Coma After Affair with Friend's Wife. Why He Wanted to 'End It All' Joel ended up marrying Elizabeth from 1973-1982