Billy Joel’s stepson speaks up about their ‘complicated’ past

Billy Joel’s former stepson, Sean Weber-Small opened up about their relationship in the docuseries, Billy Joel: And So It Goes.

Son to Joel’s first wife, Elizabeth Weber, this is the first time that he has publicly spoken about their relationship.

The first part of the two part documentary premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival on June 4.

Speaking to People at the premiere, he explained, “My mother and I have been silent about any of our time with Billy since really 1983. And when she split and we left, we kind of went into witness relocation… also those memories we had, they were ours. So I've kind of felt like by talking about them, it would kind of cheapen them somehow, if that makes any weird sense.”

Weber-Small continued, “Billy was always really clear that I had a dad. He wasn't my dad. But when you're with somebody and a little person, you're trying to discipline them or teach them stuff. You have some authority. But… we were always getting into trouble. So when I met up with him later, it was kind of a continuation of that. It was kind of trouble and looking for have fun and play music and things like that.”

"When I would come to New York and if I was on the island, I would see him…if he was playing when I was in grad school in Madison, Wisconsin, I saw him a few times,” he added.

The two have still managed to keep up throughout the years, "We've written a lot of emails over the years, which has been nice.”

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