Billy Idol: “Underneath the Drugs and Acting Out is Someone Who Really Believes in What He’s Doing”
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One of the first – and biggest – stars of the MTV era, Billy Idol is nothing short of a rock icon. He sits down with Guy Raz to share how the Sex Pistols inspired him to start a band instead of working for his dad; the stories behind the songs “Dancing with Myself” and “Rebel Yell”; his famously edgy image and lifestyle; and the workout routine that allows him to tour internationally into his late 60s.
Buy the 40th anniversary expanded edition of Billy’s album “Rebel Yell” here.
Links from the Show
01. Sex Pistols swearing on TV with Bill Grundy
02. Generation X: Kiss Me Deadly
03. Dancing with Myself music video
04. Rebel Yell
05. White Wedding
07. Hot in the City
08. Billy’s Instagram
09. His YouTube channel