Billy Idol, Sneer of the Year, on the cover of “Rolling Stone,” January 31, 1985.
British rocker Billy Idol, whose real name is William Michael Albert Broad, first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X. Later, he embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made Idol a lead artist during the MTV-driven “Second British Invasion” in the United States. The name “Billy Idol” was inspired by a schoolteacher’s description of him as “idle.”
Time waits for no man. This punk rocker is now in his mid-60s and hosts a bi-weekly radio show on Sirius XM First Wave.
A few of his classics:
Mony Mony (1981)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYYAv-QW38Q
Dancing With Myself (1982)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1NrQYXjLU
Hot in the City (1982)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PinBVYKQGeM
Rebel Yell (1983}
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdphvuyaV_I
Eyes Without a Face (1983)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OFpfTd0EIs
To Be a Lover (1986)
Billy Idol, Sneer of the Year, on the cover of “Rolling Stone,” January 31, 1985.
British rocker Billy Idol, whose real name is William Michael Albert Broad, first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X. Later, he embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made Idol a lead artist during the MTV-driven “Second British Invasion” in the United States. The name “Billy Idol” was inspired by a schoolteacher’s description of him as “idle.”
Time waits for no man. This punk rocker is now in his mid-60s and hosts a bi-weekly radio show on Sirius XM First Wave.
A few of his classics:
Mony Mony (1981)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYYAv-QW38Q
Dancing With Myself (1982)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1NrQYXjLU
Hot in the City (1982)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PinBVYKQGeM
Rebel Yell (1983}
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdphvuyaV_I
Eyes Without a Face (1983)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OFpfTd0EIs
To Be a Lover (1986)