<div><strong>Help Bring Billy Joel’s Lost 1971 Interview to Life.</strong>
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<div>Dear Friends, Family, and Supporters,
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<div>I am reaching out with a very personal and heartfelt project that I’ve been working on — one that connects not only to my passion as a filmmaker but also to my family’s history in music.
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<div>In December of 1971, a 22-year-old Billy Joel sat down for an audio interview with radio host Ed Mann, following the release of Billy’s debut solo album, <em>Cold Spring Harbor</em>. That interview was broadcast once in 1971, then disappeared — unheard for more than 50 years. Incredibly, the only surviving copy has resurfaced, and I’ve secured the exclusive rights to bring it to audiences for the very first time.
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<div><strong>This 1971 recording is the earliest-known interview with Billy Joel prior to his promotion of Piano Man in 1974.</strong>
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<div>Billy Joel’s Lost Interview is not just another documentary — it’s the preservation of music history. We’re creating a fully animated, thirty-minute film that brings this <strong>lost audio interview</strong> to life, combining Billy’s original words with striking visuals to capture his energy and spirit at the dawn of his career - before his hits, before his fame, before his fortune.
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<div>For me, this is especially meaningful: my father, <strong>Artie Ripp</strong>, produced Billy’s debut album Cold Spring Harbor. Growing up, I heard so many stories about those early days, and this project feels like a chance to honor not only Billy Joel’s beginnings but also the legacy my father was a part of.
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<div><strong>Why I Need Your Help</strong>
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<div>Making a state-of-the-art festival-ready documentary requires resources — from cutting-edge animation and rendering to post-production and insurance costs. Our total budget is <strong>$30,000 </strong>and with your support, we can fully fund this labor of love.
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<div>Every dollar you contribute will go directly toward:
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<div>- Animation and production
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<div>-Editing, sound and music
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<div>-Entertainment lawyer legal fees
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<div>-Required insurance
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<div>- Festival submissions, publicity and marketing
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<div><strong>Why This Matters</strong>
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<div>•	This interview is a <strong>one-of-a-kind piece of music history</strong> — never before heard since 1971.
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<div>•	It’s a chance to preserve and celebrate the beginnings of one of America’s greatest singer-songwriters.
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<div>•	It will be of great value to Billy Joel fans and music education.
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<div>•	It’s a deeply personal passion project for me, carrying forward my family’s connection to this pivotal moment in Billy Joel’s career.
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<div><strong>How You Can Help</strong>
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<div>•	<strong>Donate</strong>: Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference.
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<div>•	<strong>Share</strong>: Please share this page with friends, family, and fellow Billy Joel fans — the more people who know about it, the better chance we have to bring it to life.
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<div>From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading, for supporting, and for believing in this dream. With your help, we can finally share <em>1971: Billy Joel’s Lost Interview </em>with the world.
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<div>With gratitude,
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<div><strong>Adam Ripp</strong>
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<div><strong>Producer/Director</strong>
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Deborah Chung

Anonymous

Irwin Mazur

Katie Somerrville

David Kinigson

Chris Gordon

Bernard Khalili

Melissa Ripp

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