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William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English punk singer, songwriter, musician and actor.He achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X.
During the punk rock movement in London in late 1976, [5] William Broad (aka Billy Idol), a 21-year-old guitar-playing university drop-out from Bromley and associate of the Bromley Contingent; the drummer John Towe, a West End music shop assistant; [6] and – at Broad's suggestion, having already met via an advertisement previously placed in the Melody Maker by Broad seeking other musicians ...
The following is a list of artists and bands associated with the new wave music genre during the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s. ... Billy Idol [6] [154] [155 ...
That double-platinum album, released on Nov. 10, 1983, helped establish Idol as the most successful mainstream rock star to emerge from the 1970s’ U.K. punk movement, and like all developments ...
Idol, who emerged from the London punk rock scene in the 1970s and hit it big with hits like "Rebel Yell," "White Wedding" and "Eyes Without a Face" revealed in an interview with People published ...
The original line-up of the band was assembled in late 1976 by John Krivine and Steph Raynor, the owners of Acme Attractions, a fashion boutique shop in King's Road in Chelsea, London, comprising vocalist Gene October, guitarist William Broad (later and better known as Billy Idol), bassist Tony James and drummer John Towe; James and Towe had previously been in London SS.
Billy Idol with his son Brant Nothridge Broad at the Kings Theater on September 12, 2023 in Brooklyn, NY. Idol is a father to son Brant Broad. Brant has two children with his wife Teresa.
Generation X was recorded at TW Studios in Fulham, West London, during November–December 1977, with the producer Martin Rushent and the engineer Alan Winstanley. [8]The band had previously worked with the producer Phil Wainman on prior singles, but had been dissatisfied with the results, critiquing his production as too "poppy" and polished, and sought a recorded sound for the album that ...