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Dancing With Myself

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by Billy Idol


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  Index

  A&M Records, 82, 93

  Aaronson, Kenny, 234

  Abba, 95

  Abelson, Jeff, 178

  “Above Love”, 94

  Abraham, Josh, 301

  Acme Attractions, 54, 62

  Adam and the Ants, 63

  Adventures of Ford Fairlane, The, 253, 273

  A Flock of Seagulls, 189

  AIDS, 180, 220–21

  Air Studios, 125

  Albertine, Viv, 94

  Aldrich, Jeff “Buzz”, 146

  Ali, Muhammad (Cassius Clay), 25, 289

  Aliberte, Ric, 140

  Alpert, Herb, 93

  Amadeus, 244

  Amon Düül, 144

  AM/PM, 155

  Anderson, Gerry, 144

  Andrews, Bob “Derwood”, 66–67, 82, 85, 86, 99, 106, 115, 116, 119, 122, 241

  Animals, 23

  Anthrax, 278

  Apocalypse Now, 205

  Apple Records, 79

  Area, 233

  Armstrong, Louis, 14

  Art of Noise, 204, 303

  Aspinall, Neil, 79

  Aucoin, Bill, 119, 124, 128, 129, 138–40, 143, 147, 149–50, 158, 170, 197, 198, 209, 210–13, 216, 225, 228, 234, 236, 239

  Avengers, 111

  Aykroyd, Dan, 154, 215

  Aykroyd, Peter, 215

  Aylesbury Friars, 81

  “Baby Talk”, 145

  Bad Company, 45

  Bailey, Steve, see Severin, Steve

  Ballard, Glen, 296

  Bambaataa, Afrika, 151

  Banali, Frankie, 145

  Bangkok, 6, 257–61

  Barbarella’s, 98

  Barker, Simon “Boy” (“Six”), 43–45, 50, 54, 57, 61

  Barrymore, Drew, 294, 295

  Basie, Count, 14

  Bay City Rollers, 70

  Bayley, Roberta, 110

  Beatles, 17, 22–26, 29, 31, 33, 37, 40, 46, 79, 96, 100, 113, 116, 266

  Beck, Bogert and Appice, 45

  Belenchia, Bobby, 156, 218

  Bell, William, 215

  Belushi, John, 154, 166

  Berlin, Bertie, 54, 61

  Berry, Chuck, 22, 266

  Beth Israel Medical Center, 226

  Bewitched, 67

  B-52’s, 81

  Bigelow, Kathryn, 255

  Billboard, 170, 200, 235, 240

  Billy Idol, 156, 158, 166–68, 177, 179, 180, 300

  BillyIdol.net, 302

  Bingenheimer, Rodney, 110

  “Bitter Pill”, 296

  Black, Bill, 267

  Black Sabbath, 31, 32–33

  Blackwell, Chris, 92–93, 303

  Blake, William, 306

  Bleecker Bob, 110

  Blondie, 92, 110, 138, 139

  Bloom, Howard, 192, 233

  Blow, Kurtis, 137

  “Blue Highway”, 186, 189

  Blues Brothers, 154

  Blyton, Enid, 20

  “Body Snatchers”, 300

  Bogarde, Dirk, 57

  Bolan, Marc, 46, 98–99

  Bondage, 81

  Bond’s, 158

  Bone, Mike, 235

  Bonham, John, 32

  Bourke, Brendan, 136, 137, 144, 154, 165, 224–26

  Bowie, David, 43, 44, 52, 56, 81, 99, 112, 116, 266, 284

  Boy London, 89

  Bradbury, Neil, 229

  Brady, Kevin, 169

  Brando, Marlon, 267

  Branson, Richard, 83, 93

  Branwyn, Gareth, 290

  break dancers, 151, 178, 179

  Bridge School Benefit, 246–48

  Broad, Albert (grandfather), 9

  Broad, Bonnie Blue (daughter), 251–52, 288, 305, 309

  birth of, 251

  Broad, Jane (sister), 15, 24, 48, 263, 306, 308

  Broad, Johanna O’Sullivan “Joan” (mother), 9–11, 13–14, 19, 20, 24, 26–27, 35, 45, 47, 53, 60–61, 79, 203–4, 226, 227, 277, 306–9

  Idol’s motorcycle accident and, 269–70

  in Majorca, 228–30

  Broad, Willem Wolfe (son), 3, 4, 244–46, 251–52, 265, 269, 288, 294, 300, 305–6, 309

  birth of, 244, 245, 251

  name of, 244

  Broad, William Alfred (father), 9–12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 31, 38, 41, 45, 47, 53, 56, 60–61, 79, 93, 203–4, 226, 306–11

  declining health of, 308–11

  Generation X’s Chrysalis contract and, 93

  in Majorca, 228–30

  New York visit of, 226–27

  Rebel Yell and, 203

  Brokaw, Tom, 297

  Bromley, 38, 39, 43, 60, 142, 301

  Bromley Contingent, 50, 54, 55

  Brown’s, 151

  Bruckheimer, Jerry, 273

  Bubbles, Barney, 98

  Bukie, 93

  Burkley, Dennis, 270, 271

  Burnel, Jean-Jacques, 79

  Burning Spear, 158

  Burton, Richard, 14

  Bush, 105

  Búzios, 280

  Buzzcocks, 63

  Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The, 179, 198

  Cadillacs, 48

  Cagney, James, 220

  Calgary, 174

  Cameron, James, 271–72

  Camp, E. J., 192, 194

  Can, 44

  Canada, 173, 174

  Capitol Records, 295–97

  Capitol Theatre, 191

  Captain Beefheart, 44, 103

  Captain Blood, 288

  Captain Scarlet, 144

  Captain Sensible, 85

  Cara, Irene, 124

  Carroll, E. Jean, 193

  Cars, 200

  Cash, Johnny, 15, 48

  Cat Club, 205

  “Catch My Fall”, 187, 207

  Cavani, Liliana, 57

  Cavern Club, 72

  CBGB, 110

  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 6, 263–66

  Central, the, 165

  Central School of Art and Design, 68

  Chaguaramas, 71

  Chandler, Gene, 48

  Chappelle, Dave, 284

  Charmed Life, 2–4, 98, 246, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253–55, 261, 262–63, 267, 270, 273, 275–79, 282, 287–90

  Chateau Marmont, 165–66

  Chelsea, 54, 60, 62–65, 68

  Chelsea Potter, 63

  “Cherie”, 300

  Cherokee Studios, 144–45

  Cherry Vanilla, 81

  Chevin, Sharon, 229

  Childs, Carole, 253, 254

  Chimes, Terry, 122, 125

  Chrysalis Records, 106, 110, 119, 124, 128, 142–43, 144, 146, 170, 195, 204, 226, 235

  EMI and, 295

  Generation X signed to, 92–94, 96, 100

  Idol’s move to New York and, 136, 138, 139

  Churchill, Clementine, 20

  Churchill, Winston, 19–20

  C.K., Louis, 284

  Clapton, Eric, 30, 34

  Clash, 51, 53, 62, 63, 67–68, 76, 79–81, 83, 86, 94, 100, 109, 112, 122, 126, 138, 158

  Clay, Andrew Dice, 253, 284

  Clay, Cassius (Muhammad Ali), 25, 289

  Club Berlin, 150

  Coca-Cola, 178, 179

  Cochran, Eddie, 22

  Cocker, Joe, 31, 279

  Cohn, Nik, 210–13

  Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1

  Comedy Store, 283, 284

  computers, 292

  Continental, 144

  Conway Recording Studios, 254

  Cook, Paul, 51, 56, 58, 90

  Coon, Caroline, 50, 65, 87

  Cooper,
Gary, 153–54

  Copeland, Stewart, 81

  Coraci, Frank, 295

  Coral Castle, 216

  Costello, Elvis, 105

  County, Jayne, 81

  Covay, Don, 219

  Coverdale, David, 273

  Cowboys International, 130

  “Cradle of Love”, 3, 253, 263, 273

  video for, 274–75

  Cramps, 110

  “Crank Call”, 187

  Crash, Darby, 110, 111

  Cream, 30, 34

  Creedence Clearwater Revival, 198

  Cribbins, Bernard, 16–17

  Cropper, Steve, 215

  Crosby, David, 247

  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 46

  Cruise, Tom, 273

  Cuevas, Sal, 187

  Cult, 301

  Culture, 70

  Cyberpunk, 272, 289–92, 293, 294, 298, 306

  Czezowski, Andy, 71, 72

  Dafoe, Willem, 210, 244, 255

  Daily Mirror, 69

  Dalton, T’Boo, 191, 205

  Damned, 66, 68, 76, 85

  Dances with Wolves, 21

  Danceteria, 151, 155

  “Dancing with Myself”, 117–18, 124–27, 129, 130, 141, 146, 148, 155, 163, 164, 189

  video for, 177–79

  Dangerfield, Rodney, 284

  D’Arcy, Doug, 92, 124

  Dave Clark Five, 24

  Davis, Sammy, Jr., 265

  Davis, Susie, 234

  “Day by Day”, 87, 97

  Days of Thunder, 273, 302

  “Days of Thunder”, 273

  “Daytime Drama”, 186

  “Dead Next Door, The”, 186

  “Dead on Arrival”, 147, 167

  Dean, James, 9

  Deep Purple, 31

  Def Leppard, 171

  DeMann, Freddy, 228, 229, 239

  Densmore, John, 250–51

  Depeche Mode, 150

  Depp, Johnny, 165

  Desperately Seeking Susan, 211

  Deutch, Howard, 205

  Devil’s Playground, 299–301

  Diaz, John, 205, 210–12, 239, 242, 296, 298

  Diddley, Bo, 140

  Dimitriades, Tony, 239–40, 246–48, 253, 254, 274, 275, 290, 295, 297, 302

  D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage, 147

  Domino, Fats, 266

  “(Do Not) Stand in the Shadows”, 185

  “Don’t Need a Gun”, 234

  Don’t Stop, 143–47

  Doors, 139, 249–51, 254, 271

  Doors, The, 249–51, 254, 265, 270–71

  Dorsey, Lee, 42–43

  Dowling, Kathie, 213

  Downes, Geoff, 304

  Dozier, Judi, 170, 190

  Dreamgirls, 187

  Dr. Feelgood, 79

  Dr. Who, 20–21, 22, 203

  Dylan, Bob, 48, 106, 184, 194, 247

  Eater, 81

  Eddie and the Hot Rods, 99

  Edgar Broughton Band, 31

  Edison, Thomas, 294

  Eighth Avenue Music Building, 147

  Eisenhower, Dwight, 13

  Eldenius, Erik, 304

  Eldridge, Roy, 92

  Electric Circus, 64

  Electric Lady Studios, 181, 184–88

  Ellington, Duke, 14

  Ellis, Terry, 92, 204

  EMI, 82–83, 93, 296

  Chrysalis Records and, 295

  Empire, 119

  Empire Pool, 122

  “Endless Sleep”, 254

  England, 61–62

  Epstein, Brian, 79

  Eric’s Club, 80

  Equals, 63

  Everett, Kenny, 121

  “Evil Eye”, 300

  “Eyes Wide Shut”, 303

  “Eyes Without a Face”, 175, 179–80, 186–87, 198, 202, 207

  video for, 198, 199, 200, 205

  Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux sans visage), 179–80

  Ezrin, Bob, 158

  Facebook, 296

  Faces, 46

  Faith, George, 128, 215

  Faith No More, 276–77, 279

  Fanning, Shawn, 296

  fanzines, 81

  Feit, Phil, 147, 148, 170

  Filth and the Fury, The, 69, 96

  Fincher, David, 3, 263, 274–75

  “Find a Way”, 296

  Fine Malibus, 140

  Finsbury Park Astoria, 44

  Fitzgerald, Ella, 14

  Flash Gordon, 176

  Fleetwood Mac, 36

  Fleiss, Heidi, 281–83

  Flesh and Fantasy, 180

  “Flesh for Fantasy”, 180–82, 185–86, 189, 190, 204, 303

  video for, 204–5, 210

  Flick, Vic, 22

  Flynn, Errol, 288

  Forsey, Karen, 127

  Forsey, Keith, 124–27, 141, 143–46, 156, 158, 161–64, 166–68, 172, 180–82, 185, 186, 194, 200, 215, 217, 224, 225, 235, 241, 242, 245–47, 251, 254–56, 273, 277, 293, 300, 304

  48 Hours, 210

  Frail, David, 12

  Frankie Goes to Hollywood, 303

  Franklin, Benjamin, 55–56

  Fraser, Andy, 32

  Free, 32, 266, 303

  From Russia with Love, 22

  “From the Heart”, 94, 95, 107

  Fulham Youth Club, 66

  Future Sounds of London, 288

  garbage workers strike (UK), 74

  Geffen Records, 253, 296

  Gehman, Pleasant, 110–11

  Gene Loves Jezebel, 279

  Generation X, 24, 42, 65–68, 78–84, 85–87, 102–7, 108–19, 122, 145, 153, 167, 171, 295, 301, 309

  “Dancing with Myself”, 117–18, 124–27, 129, 130, 141, 146, 148, 155, 163, 164

  demo recorded by, 87

  first gig of, 68

  formation of, 65–66

  Generation X (album), 105–7

  Joseph’s lawsuit and, 118–19

  “Kiss Me Deadly”, 103, 113

  on Marc, 98–99

  Perfect Hits 1975–81, 106

  “Ready Steady Go”, 62, 63, 68, 73, 82, 87, 95, 97, 105, 108

  Roxy and, 70–77, 78, 80, 81

  signed to Chrysalis, 92–94, 96, 100

  on Top of the Pops, 98, 100, 108, 114

  University of Leicester gig of, 82

  Valley of the Dolls, 112–15, 129, 301–2

  “Wild Youth”, 73, 94, 99–100, 309

  “Your Generation”, 66, 68, 73, 87, 97–98

  see also Gen X

  Generation X (album), 105–7

  Generation X (Hamblett and Deverson), 65, 81

  Gen X, 122–23, 129, 144, 146, 162, 167

  Kiss Me Deadly, 124–29

  Germs, 110

  Gersh, Gary, 295–96

  Gerson, Gregg, 170

  “Ghosts in My Guitar”, 303

  Gibb, Andy, 147

  Gibson, Mel, 259–60

  Gibson, William, 289–90

  Gilder, Nick, 144

  Gillian, Ian, 31

  “Gimme Some Truth”, 106–7

  glam rock, 44, 62

  Gleek, Benny, 220

  Glitter, Gary, 94

  gobbing, 85

  Go-Go’s, 158

  Golden, Ellen, 192, 193

  Goldman, Vivien, 87

  Graham, Bill, 171

  Grandmaster Flash, 151

  Grant, Ulysses S., 3

  Great Outdoors, The, 205

  Green, Peter, 36

  Groundhogs, 46

  Grundy, Bill, 68–69

  grunge, 288–89

  Gulf War, 280

  Guns N’ Roses, 169, 279–80

  Guthrie, Woody, 15

  Hahn, Jessica, 284

  Hancock, Robin, 289, 290

  “Happy People”, 126

  Harrison, George, 25, 312

  Harry, Debbie, 92, 110

  Hattersley, Grace, 233

  Hawk, Phil, 157–58

  Hawkwind, 30, 44

  Hearst, Patty, 95

  Heartbreakers (Johnny Thunder
s & the Heartbreakers), 76, 151

  Heartbreakers (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), 240

  “Heavens Inside”, 126

  Hendrix, Jimi, 29, 30, 33, 34, 38, 116, 181, 184

  Heslop-Broad, Naomi (grandmother), 10

  Hilburn, Robert, 171, 195

  Hit Factory, 182, 227

  Ho, A. Kitman, 265

  Hofton, David, 17

  “Hole in the Wall”, 147, 167

  Holly, Buddy, 22

  “Hollywood Promises”, 299, 303

  Hooper, Tobe, 178–79

  Hope & Anchor, 80

  Hopper, Dennis, 293

  Horn, Trevor, 273, 299, 302–4

  Hot Gossip, 121, 122, 155, 172

  “Hot in the City”, 143–44, 145–46, 153, 164, 170, 171, 189, 215

  Howlin’ Wolf, 53

  Hughes, John, 205

  Human League, 105, 116, 129

  Hunt, Dennis, 198

  Hunter, Ian, 112

  Hurrah, 141

  Huxley, Aldous, 95

  ICA, 68

  Idle, Eric, 65

  Idol, Billy:

  acid trips of, 37–38, 45

  Astral Drive house of, 239

  Barrow Street apartment of, 214, 232, 242

  birth of, 9

  celebrity of, 221–22

  childhood of, 10–15, 16–27

  childhood reading of, 20

  clothing and style of, 95, 96, 100, 108, 115, 139, 140, 172, 192

  cocaine use of, 187, 190, 194, 208, 213, 217–21, 224, 227, 230, 231, 233, 234

  drinking of, 177, 190, 230–31, 234

  Epiphone Riviera guitar of, 42

  eyesight, glasses, and contact lenses of, 17–18, 29, 40, 199–200

  first club tour of U.S. and Canada of, 173–75, 177

  first rock band experience of, 47–48

  GHB overdose of, 2

  guitar playing of, 41–42

  hair of, 62–63, 65, 96, 100, 115, 139, 140, 172, 178–79, 192

  heroin addiction of, 119, 120–21, 122, 127–31, 139–40, 143, 156, 165, 167, 171, 172, 175, 177, 187, 188, 190, 191, 193, 208, 213, 217, 227, 230, 243, 258–60, 268

  heroin overdose of, 202–3, 231

  hospitalization after psychotic episode of, 225–26, 231

  infidelities of, 180, 186, 206–9, 214, 233, 243, 245–46

  Les Paul Junior guitar of, 227

  motorcycle accident and hospitalization of, 4–6, 263–68, 269–71, 274–76, 287–89, 306, 307, 309, 310

  motorcycle riding of, 240–43, 267, 311

  move to America as child of, 10

  move to New York of, 130–31, 135–41, 146

  name of, 65

  Octobriana tattoo of, 169, 178, 179

  police anti-crack sting and, 233

  in police chase, 160–61, 163

  psychotherapist of, 232

  return to England as child of, 15, 16, 19

  in school, 28–30, 35, 38, 39–40, 41, 43, 47–48, 53

  self-esteem of, 60, 100

  teddy boy incident and, 89, 113

  temper outbursts of, 190–91, 224

  Thirteenth Street apartment of, 232

  violin lessons of, 29–30, 41

  writing process and style of, 94, 117–18, 126–27, 162–63

 

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