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Billy Idol covered the song on his 1993 album Cyberpunk. Billy Idol's cover interpreted the song as a fast-tempo dance track, which made use of sampling and techno beats. It also included the lyric "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine", from Patti Smith's version of "Gloria".
Billy Idol talks 'Rebel Yell,' 40 years on: Hiding master tapes with heroin dealer, the shelved cover song, rejecting a Rick Springfield haircut and more Lyndsey Parker November 9, 2023 at 1:14 PM
The name "Billy Idol" was coined due to a chemistry teacher's description of Idol on his school report card as "idle". Idol has stated that the subject was one that he hated and in which he underachieved. [9] [10] 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 ...
A press pack was distributed to the media prior to its release to promote the album. The centerpiece of the pack was a copy of the Billy Idol's Cyberpunk custom stickered 3½" floppy disk, which was housed in a custom multi-coloured folder with artist and title logo on the front and contact information on the back. The pack included a 5-page ...
Billy Idol is getting candid about his past struggles with drug addiction and how he's managed to get clean and "California sober."The "White Wedding" rocker recently spoke with People about his ...
Billy Idol, one of SunFest's leading acts, opens up about his past of drugs, alcohol and where is now, at 68. ... Super Bowl 2020: Demi Lovato: From apparent drug OD to anthem singer: I’m a fighter.
Starting with the 1983 re-release of "White Wedding", Chrysalis issued Idol's singles with an IDOL vanity catalogue numbering system, which lasted for roughly seven years and sixteen singles (including various re-issues) until the release of "Prodigal Blues" in 1990.
In early 2020, when punk/new wave icon Billy Idol was writing the music for The Roadside EP, his first new release in seven years, ... He was “a bit of a drug addict” at the time, and the ...