I never guessed it would Rock her far from hereWilliam Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English singer who holds dual British and American citizenship. Built a moon For a rocking chair. Evrything I gave her, Oh sweet sixteen. Billy Idol Lyrics 'Sweet Sixteen' Ill do anything For my sweet sixteen, And Ill do anything For little run away child Gave my heart an engagement ring.
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. It became a top-40 hit in six countries, including Idol's native United Kingdom, but did not make it onto the US Billboard Hot 100. ' Shock to the System ' is a single by English musician Billy Idol, released to promote his 1993 album, Cyberpunk.
The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of two million copies in the US. With music videos for singles " Dancing with Myself" and " White Wedding" Idol soon became a staple of then-newly established MTV.Official Videos Play all Billy Idol - Save Me Now Billy Idol - Cant Break Me Down Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (Official Music Video) Billy Idol - Eyes.Idol's second studio album, Rebel Yell (1983), was a major commercial success, featuring hit singles " Rebel Yell" and " Eyes Without a Face". 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.
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. His younger sister, Jane, was born during this time. They also lived in Rockville Centre, New York.
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. Idol has claimed in interviews that the name was an inspired response to being described on his school report card as "idle" by his Chemistry teacher, a subject which he admits he hated and in which he underachieved. 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.
In 1977, Idol sang 'Your Generation' on the ' Marc (TV series)'. The truth was we were all building our music on the Beatles and the Stones". They were singing 'No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones', but we were honest about what we liked. Although a punk rock band, they were inspired by mid-1960s British pop, in sharp contrast to their more militant peers, with Idol stating "We were saying the opposite to the Clash and the Pistols.
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.
Rebel Yell (1983), Idol's second LP, was a major success and established Idol in the United States with hits such as " Rebel Yell," " Eyes Without a Face," and " Flesh for Fantasy". 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.
In 1987 the single topped the United States chart and reached number 7 in the UK. The album featured a live rendition of his cover of Tommy James' " Mony Mony". A remix album was released in 1987, titled Vital Idol. Idol filmed a video for the song "Sweet Sixteen" in Florida's Coral Castle. 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.
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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