![]() Releasing his self-titled debut album to universal acclaim, Idol’s first solo record boasts some of his biggest hits. By July of 1982, Idol had done all three. ![]() ![]() When Generation X broke up in 1981, Idol moved to New York to find a manager, secure a solo deal and take on the world. Now sporting a spiky blonde crewcut (thanks to advise from Chelsea’s Gene October), Idol honed his image as a well as his sound – as much inspired by ’60s pop as modern punk. Briefly joining Chelsea as a guitarist before realising he was better in front of the mic, Idol left the band to co-found Generation X with Tony James, John Towe and Bob Andrews. Picking his stage name as a retort to all the angry schoolteachers who accused him of being lazy, William Broad grew up in the south of England before becoming ‘Billy Idol’ as an angsty teen obsessed with the Sex Pistols. Coming of age with the MTV generation, new wave punk Billy Idol is one of most iconic pop megastars of the 80s.
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