He was an incredibly damaged human being, from his father leaving when he was 7 and then his mother being bi-polar and an alcoholic. Yet somehow, he rose to become one of America’s biggest entertainers — and today, everyone knows his name…

His voice filled stadiums. His songs saved lives. But his own childhood almost destroyed him. A violent father. A broken home. A mother drowning in alcohol and undiagnosed illness. Now, after a shattering brain diagnosis that stopped his tour overnight, the Piano Man is fighting for his life, his music, and his leg…