Billy Idol - Official 80s music videos Billy Idol Rebel Yell Billy Idol Dancing With Myself Billy Idol Dont Need A Gun Billy Idol Sweet Sixteen.About Billy Idol. The name "Billy Idol" was inspired by a schoolteacher's description of him as "idle". Subsequently, 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. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X. Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, November 30, 1955) is a rock musician most commonly associated with his heyday in The 80s, where he was a huge star on MTV.He is most famous for the songs 'White Wedding', 'Rebel Yell' and 'Dancing With Myself', which are radio staples to this day.William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English singer who holds dual British and American citizenship.
With his former bandmate Tony James, Idol formed Generation X. However, he soon left the group. Idol began his music career in late 1976 as a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea. Mixing his bad-boy good looks with an appealing blend of pop hooks, punk attitude, and dance beats, Idol quickly rocketed to stardom before hard living briefly derailed his.
With music videos for singles " Dancing with Myself" and " White Wedding" Idol soon became a staple of then-newly established MTV.Pop stars like Madonna and David Bowie, Billy Idol and Cyndi Lauper. His debut studio album, Billy Idol (1982), was a commercial success. In 1981, Idol moved to New York City to pursue his solo career in collaboration with guitarist Steve Stevens.
He made a musical comeback with the release of Devil's Playground (2005) and again with Kings & Queens of the Underground (2014). Idol then released Charmed Life (1990) and the concept album Cyberpunk (1993).Idol spent the second half of the 1990s focusing on his personal life out of the public eye. Having accumulated three UK top 10 singles ("Rebel Yell", "White Wedding" and " Mony Mony") Idol released a 1988 greatest hits album titled Idol Songs: 11 of the Best the album went platinum in the United Kingdom. In 1986, he released Whiplash Smile. The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of two million copies in the US. Idol's second studio album, Rebel Yell (1983), was a major commercial success, featuring hit singles " Rebel Yell" and " Eyes Without a Face".
They also lived in Rockville Centre, New York. In 1958, when he was two years old, he moved with his parents to Patchogue, New York. His parents were devout Anglicans and attended church regularly. 2.6 2010–present: Kings & Queens of the UndergroundIdol was born William Michael Albert Broad on 30 November 1955 in Stanmore, Middlesex. 2.4 1993–2004: Cyberpunk, decline, and resurgence 2.3 1986–1992: Whiplash Smile and Charmed Life
His family later moved to the Worthing suburb of Goring-by-Sea in West Sussex, where he attended Worthing High School for Boys. In 1971, the family moved to Bromley in southeastern London, where Idol attended Ravensbourne School for Boys. The family returned to England four years later and settled in Dorking, Surrey.
It was fun, you know?" In another interview for BBC Breakfast in October 2014, he said that he wanted to use the name "Billy Idle", but thought the name would be unavailable due to its similarity to the name of Monty Python star Eric Idle and chose Billy Idol instead. It was a 'double thing' not just a poke at the superstar-like people. In an interview on 21 November 1983, Idol said the name "Billy Idol" "was a bit of a goof, but part of the old English school of rock. Career 1976–1981: Generation X The name "Billy Idol" was coined due to a schoolteacher's description of Idol as "idle". He then went on to join the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, a loose gang that travelled into town when the band played.
After a few weeks performing with Chelsea, Idol and Tony James, the band's bass guitarist, quit the act and co-founded Generation X, with Idol switching from guitarist to the role of singer/frontman. The act's singer/frontman Gene October styled Idol's image, advising him to change his short sighted eye-glasses for contact lenses, and dye his hair blonde with a crew cut for a retro-1950s rocker look. In late 1976, he joined the newly formed West London 1960s retro-rock band Chelsea as a guitarist.
Together they worked with bassist Phil Feit and drummer Gregg Gerson. Idol's punk-like image worked well with the glam rock style of his new partner on guitar, Steve Stevens. Idol moved to New York City in 1981 and became a solo artist, working with former Kiss manager Bill Aucoin. In return, grateful Brits, even superstars like Pete Townshend and the Police, have mugged for MTV promo spots and made the phrase "I want my MTV" a household commonplace."—Anglomania: The Second British Invasion, by Parke Puterbaugh for Rolling Stone, November 1983. 1981–1985: Solo career and breakthrough "MTV has paved the way for a host of invaders from abroad: Def Leppard, Adam Ant, Madness, Eurythmics, the Fixx and Billy Idol, to name a few. Generation X signed with Chrysalis Records, released three albums, performed in the 1980 film D.O.A., and then disbanded.
In 1983, Idol's label released "Dancing with Myself" in the US in conjunction with a music video directed by Tobe Hooper, which played on MTV for six months. The motorcyle smashing through the church window stunt was carried out by John Wilson, a London motorcycle courier. The music video for "White Wedding" was filmed by the British director David Mallet, and played frequently on MTV. Part of the MTV-driven " Second British Invasion" of the US in 1982, Idol became an MTV staple with " White Wedding" and "Dancing with Myself". Idol's debut solo album Billy Idol was released in July 1982.
The album included the hits " To Be a Lover", " Don't Need a Gun" and " Sweet Sixteen". 1986–1992: Whiplash Smile and Charmed Life Idol performing during the Cradle of Love Tour, 1990Idol released Whiplash Smile in 1986, which sold well. "Eyes Without a Face" peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, and "Rebel Yell" reached number six in the UK Singles Chart.
"Cradle of Love" earned Idol a third Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. The video was placed in rotation on MTV. The video featured video footage of him singing in large frames throughout an apartment while Betsy Lynn George was trying to seduce a businessman. Because Idol was unable to walk, he was shot from the waist up. The song had been featured in the Andrew Dice Clay film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.
In 1996, Idol appeared in a live version of the Who's Quadrophenia. Idol toured in Europe and played a Generation X reunion show in 1993. The album was successful in UK and Europe, but it did not perform well in the United States despite the commercial success of "Shock to the System". The album took ten months to make. Idol used Studiovision and Pro-Tools to record the album. Regarded as experimental, it was recorded in a home studio using a Macintosh computer.
His contribution was on the song "Into the Night", which he co-wrote. In 2000, Idol was invited to be a guest vocalist on Tony Iommi's album. The film featured "White Wedding" on its soundtrack.
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