With international hits like “Rebel Yell”, “White Wedding” and “Sweet Sixteen”, Billy Idol has secured his place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame forever. With his blond spiky hair, his typical smug grin and his image as a “tough guy”, he helped shape the style and musical taste of an entire generation in the 1980s. With the ballad “Eyes without a Face” at the latest, he also made it into the German Top Ten in 1984, and the German fan community was also at his feet. Anyone who sees the international star on stage today is amazed at how fit and young the 1955-born Brit has remained. But for someone who has rock in his blood, years don’t count.
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Billy Idol Biografie
The international artist has been rocking the world’s stages for almost 50 years. He has been touring again and again since the mid-1970s. The British-born artist, who lives in Los Angeles, will also be touring the USA in 2020. Among other things, he will perform at the “Sea. Hear. Now. Festival” in Asbury Park/New Jersey and at the “OC Bike Fest” in Ocean City/Maryland. The tour takes him across the United States, where he can be seen (and especially heard!) partly as a solo gig and partly as a show act as part of festivals.
Billy Idol, whose real name is William Albert Michael Broad, was drawn to the lively London punk scene at a young age after he had abandoned his studies in philosophy. First he founded the band “Chelsea”, soon followed by “Generation X”. “Generation X” successfully published three albums in the mid-1970s.
In 1981, he decided on the USA as his future place of activity, where he virtually reinvented himself with his trademark blond spiked hairdo, black leather clothing and catchy rock hits, as it moved him musically away from his punk roots. As he explained, his pseudonym, under which he has performed as an artist ever since, is composed as follows: Billy is the short form of his name William, while a teacher at school used to call him “idle” (lazy, sluggish). Idle” became “idol”. And he did indeed become an idol.
Billy Idol’s Greatest Hits
The international star has released a total of six studio albums, as well as a live album and several compilations. Most recently, he participated in the joint project of several artists under the direction of producer Trevor Horn “Kings & Queens of the Underground” in 2014. The rock star had his breakthrough in 1983 with the album “Rebel Yell”. He followed this up with another international success in 1986 with “Whiplash Smile”.
Billy Idol scored his biggest hits in the 1980s, such as the award-winning singles “Rebel Yell”, “White Wedding”, the cover song “Mony Mony” or the unforgettable ballad “Sweet Sixteen”.
Awards
The tireless rock star has been awarded numerous gold and platinum records for his musical work in various countries such as Canada, New Zealand and Finland. In 2009, he was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where he has since had his own star.
Environmental commitment
The devastating bushfires in Australia last year moved the artist to hold an off-the-grid benefit concert Down Under. The proceeds went towards fighting the consequences of the bushfires. Among other things, the superstar appeals to his fans on his website billyidol.net to donate for the clean-up of the consequences.
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