Billy Idol music catalogue

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William Michael Albert Broad, better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is originally a British singer, but now mainly works in the United States. More

William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol , is a British singer, but now mainly works in the United States.

In his youth, Idol, together with Siouxsie Sioux, was part of the Bromley contingent. This youth group consisted of loyal followers of the "Sex Pistols". Several bands were formed from this youth group, Chelsea , Generation X , Siouxsie and the Banshees , later Sigue Sigue Sputnik . Billy Idol was the lead singer of Generation X (later shortened to Gen X) who had a hit in England with Wild Youth and who covered John Lennon's Gimme Some Truth at live performances. After Gen X 's breakup, Idol went solo and moved to the United States where he lives and works to this day.

His punk rock was very popular there; after his first solo hit Dancing With Myself he made a series of albums with guitarist Steve Stevens.

After the poorly received album " Cyberpunk " from 1993 and a near-fatal overdose in 1994, he recorded the eponymous live DVD/CD with acoustic versions of his hits in the VH1 program "Storytellers"; Cradle of Love , Sweet Sixteen , Don't Need a Gun and White Wedding .

In 2005, after about 12 years, a new album was released, " The Devil's Playground " on which Steve Stevens cooperates as usual. Both the album and the tour, which covered North America and Europe, were very well received.

In October 2014 the album Kings and Queens of the Underground was released. The rocker with almost four decades of experience here produces a double explosion of his autobiography. The autobiography "Dancing with Myself" accompanied an album called Kings & Queens of the Underground . Trevor Horn's production creates a glassy rock cocoon.

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Full name

Billy Idol

Born

Middlesex, 30 november 1955

Number of vinyl records and cds

112

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Oldest item

Billy Idol (1982)