Billy Idol

About

William Michael Albert Broad, known professionally as Billy Idol, is a British and American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X. 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 US. The name “Billy Idol” was inspired by a schoolteacher’s description of him as “idle”.

Albums/Songs:

• So80s (Soeighties) Presents: Billy Idol
• Idolatry
• An Interview With Billy Idol, Vol.1/No.2
• Cyberpunk
• Idol Rocks
• Happy Holidays
• BFI Live!
• Icon
• Rebel Yell
• In Super Overdrive Live
• Billy Idol / Rebel Yell
• Idol Songs: 11 of the Best
• Greatest Hits
• Night Flight, Vol. 1: The Billy Idol Interview
• Whiplash Smile
• Kings & Queens of the Underground
• Vital Idol: Revitalized
• 10 Great Songs
• Vital Idol
• VH1 Storytellers
• Devil’s Playground
• Charmed Life
• Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol
• Billy Idol
• Live in Asbury Park, NJ

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