Billy Idol

Born: Stanmore, London, England, 1955

Years Active: 1984-2009

Member of: Generation X

Influenced by: The Rolling Stones, Mott the Hoople, The Doors, The Sex Pistols, Elvis Presley

Genre: Rock & Alternative

Biography: Along with Duran Duran, Billy Idol was one the first pop/rock artists to achieve massive success in the early '80s due to a ...

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Feb 28 2008 12:00PM by Spinner Staff

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Spinner: Born: William Michael Albert Broad What's in a Name: A teacher once marked a report card for young Bill with the comment, "William is idle." After his career went multiplatinum in the 1980s, this textbook bad boy fell off the map, going 12 ... Read more

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