• Billy Idol: “Underneath the Drugs and Acting Out is Someone Who Really Believes in What He’s Doing”

  • Apr 23 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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Billy Idol: “Underneath the Drugs and Acting Out is Someone Who Really Believes in What He’s Doing”

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  • One of the first – and biggest – stars of the MTV era, Billy Idol is nothing short of a rock icon. He sits down with Guy Raz to share how the Sex Pistols inspired him to start a band instead of working for his dad; the stories behind the songs “Dancing with Myself” and “Rebel Yell”; his famously edgy image and lifestyle; and the workout routine that allows him to tour internationally into his late 60s.

    Buy the 40th anniversary expanded edition of Billy’s album “Rebel Yell” here: https://billyidol.lnk.to/RebelYellExpanded

    Links from the Show:

    • Sex Pistols swearing on TV with Bill Grundy
    • Generation X: Kiss Me Deadly
    • Dancing with Myself music video
    • Rebel Yell
    • White Wedding
    • Eyes Without a Face
    • Hot in the City
    • Billy’s Instagram
    • His YouTube channel

    For more conversations like this – with guests ranging from Tom Hanks to Bjork to Jason Sudeikis – go to https://www.thegreatcreators.com.

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