by Billy Idol
Idol, Billy, discography of:
Billy Idol, 156, 158, 166–68, 177, 179, 180, 300
Charmed Life, 2–4, 98, 246, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253–55, 261, 262–63, 267, 270, 273, 275–79, 282, 287–90
Cyberpunk, 272, 289–92, 293, 294, 298, 306
Devil’s Playground, 299–301
Don’t Stop, 143–47
Generation X, 105–7
Kings & Queens of the Underground, 296, 299, 301–4, 309
Kiss Me Deadly, 124–29
Perfect Hits 1975–81, 106
Rebel Yell, 180–83, 184–88, 189, 194, 195, 197–98, 203, 204, 207–9, 213, 214, 216, 221, 234
Valley of the Dolls, 112–15, 129, 301–2
Very Best of Billy Idol, The: Idolize Yourself, 301
Vital Idol, 235
Whiplash Smile, 214–17, 224, 226–30, 234–36, 239, 259, 262, 263
see also specific songs
immigration, 61, 62
Incredible String Band, 48
Ingham, Jonh, 86–87, 96, 98, 108, 115
Interior, Lux, 110
Internet, 291, 296–97
“Invisible Man, The”, 107
INXS, 279
Iraq, 280
Island Records, 93, 303
“It’s So Cruel”, 158
Jagger, Mick, 181, 182, 217
Jah Wobble, 288
Jam, 81, 122
Jamaican soul movement, 62
James, Tommy, 142, 145, 235
James, Tony, 53–54, 62–65, 67–68, 71–73, 76, 77, 78–82, 83, 86, 94–97, 100, 103, 105–7, 109, 110, 112, 113, 117–19, 121, 125–30, 153, 154, 167
anxiety issues of, 115, 122
in car accident, 81–82
in formation of Generation X, 65–66
Japan, 206–7
Jardine, Guy, 301
Jenkins, Bill, 40–43
Jethro Tull, 92
Jett, Joan, 110, 188
Johansen, David, 110
John, Elton, 98
Johnson, Harry, 242, 257–61
Johnson, Robert, 15
Johnson, Wilko, 79
“John Wayne”, 301
Jolt, 98
Jones, Barry, 71, 72
Jones, Booker T., 215
Jones, Mick, 53, 67–68, 77, 83, 94
Jones, Steve, 50–51, 56, 57, 58, 104, 125–26, 155, 241
on Grundy’s show, 69
Joseph, Stuart, 87, 115, 118–19
Journey, 167
Joy Division, 116, 130
Jungle Room, 300
Kamloops, 174
Kaye, Lenny, 110, 147–48
Kennedy, John F., 13–14, 24
Kenny Everett Video Show, The, 121, 171
Keystone, 171
Kidd, Johnny, 22
Kids Are Alright, The, 191
Kilmer, Val, 249, 250, 265, 270–71
King, B.B., 116
King Crimson, 45, 46
King Death (Cohn), 210–13, 216, 232
“King Rocker”, 113, 114
Kings & Queens of the Underground, 296, 299, 301–4, 309
“Kings & Queens of the Underground”, 303
Kings Road, 89
Kingston, Gaz, 34–35
Kinison, Bill, 286
Kinison, Sam, 283–86, 295
Kinks, 23, 94, 194
Kirke, Simon, 32
Kiss, 119, 124, 138, 140, 150, 158
“Kiss Me Deadly”, 103, 113
Kossoff, Paul, 32
Kowalski, Lech, 147
Kraftwerk, 116, 130
Krevine, John, 54, 62, 63, 65, 67, 89
Krieger, Robbie, 251
KROQ, 110
KSAN, 111
Kurstin, Greg, 304
Kustow, Danny, 126
Laff, Mark, 86, 105, 115, 118, 119, 122
Landau, Jon, 109
Lane, Diane, 210
Langan, Gary, 204
Langer, Clive, 105
Last Dragon, The, 207
Last Temptation of Christ, The, 244
L.A. Takedown, 254
L.A. Times, 171, 198, 282
“L.A. Woman”, 98, 254
video for, 275
Lawnmower Man, The, 290
Lawrence of Arabia, 4, 21–22
Lean, David, 21
Led Zeppelin, 32–33, 116, 184, 303
Lee, Bruce, 53
Lee, Jeannette, 71–72, 74
Leedskalnin, Edward, 216
Lenin, Vladimir, 56
Lennon, John, 17, 18, 24, 30, 43, 61, 64, 106–7, 184, 194, 289
Leonard, Brett, 290
Letts, Don, 62, 72, 74, 76–77
Levene, Keith, 76
Levy, Morris, 48
Lewis, George, Jr., 302, 304
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 48, 253
Licorice Pizza, 110
Life (Richards), 219
Limelight, 222
Lincoln, Abraham, 3, 15
Lindisfarne, 46
“Listen”, 73, 94
Lister, Perri, 121–22, 127–31, 141, 147, 148, 152, 154–58, 166–68, 171, 175–76, 178, 181, 182, 202, 205, 214, 216, 225, 232, 239, 240, 243, 283, 300
background of, 121
Idol’s first breakup with, 3, 4, 214–17, 232
Idol’s infidelities and, 180, 186, 207, 214, 233, 243, 245–46
Idol’s meeting of, 121
Idol’s reconciliation with, 232–33, 239
Idol’s second breakup with, 245–46, 257, 289
move to New York of, 155
pregnancy of, 240, 243–44
press conference of, 233
in “White Wedding” video, 172–73
Willem’s birth and, 244
Liston, Sonny, 289
Little Richard, 22, 48, 266
London, 22, 38, 50, 61, 74, 75, 89, 93, 111, 136, 202
Bromley, 38, 39, 43, 60, 142, 301
London Institute of Contemporary Arts, 64
“London Life”, 94
London SS, 53, 68
Lord of the Rings, The (Tolkien), 29
Los Angeles, Calif., 110–11, 160–69, 210–13
Los Lobos, 299
Louise’s, 55–56, 65, 70
Love, Courtney, 290
“Love and Glory”, 303
“Love Calling”, 168
“Lovechild”, 98
Loveless, The, 255
“Loveless, The”, 255
“Love like Fire”, 113
Lowell, James Russell, 308
L.S.D., 64
Lydon, John (Johnny Rotten), 50–54, 56–58, 76, 82, 90, 104, 126, 138, 158
on Grundy’s show, 69
PiL launched by, 104–5
Lymon, Frankie, 48
Lynott, Phil, 120–21
Mabuhay Gardens, 111
MacGowan, Shane, 68, 76, 81
Macmillan, Harold, 16
Madison Square Garden, 233–34
Madness, 100, 105
Madonna, 148, 211, 228, 284
Magazine, 126
Mahavishnu Orchestra, 44
Majorca, 228–31
Mallet, David, 94, 121, 128, 171–72, 198, 207, 228, 267
Mann, Michael, 254
Manzarek, Ray, 251
Marc, 98–99
Marley, Bob, 102, 303
Marquee, 82, 90, 94, 95, 98, 128, 171
Martin, George, 16–17, 40, 125
Marvin, Hank, 22
Mathis, Linda, 251
Matlock, Glen, 51, 58, 82, 94–95
Max’s Kansas City, 44, 72, 81, 110, 144, 148, 159
May, Mark, 150, 151, 154, 172
May, Wendy, 90
Mayall, John, 30
MC5, 36
McCartney, Paul, 17, 24, 32
McCoo, Marilyn, 147
McGeoch, John, 126
McGrath, Stephen, 298–99, 304
McLaren, Malcolm, 50, 54–56, 63, 71, 76, 79, 104
McLaughlin, John, 44, 53
McNeil, Legs, 289
Medicine
Head, 31
Meek, Joe, 22
Melody Maker, 53, 54, 64, 65, 81
Middlesbrough Rock Garden, 80
Miller, Daniel, 129
Milli Vanilli, 278–79
Mindbenders, 26
Mind Fire, 290
Missal, Steve, 147, 148
Mitchell, Tony, 205
“Mony Mony”, 142–46, 148, 189, 215, 235, 240, 284
Moon, Keith, 86, 95, 96, 130
Moore, Scotty, 267
Morissette, Alanis, 296
Moroder, Giorgio, 116, 124, 130, 144, 165
Morrison, Billy, 301–4
Morrison, Jim, 1, 27, 57, 96, 139, 208, 249–51, 271
Morrison, Van, 239
Morrissey, 105
Moshein, Jack, 264
Moss, Jerry, 93
Mott the Hoople, 46, 112
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 244
MP3.com, 296
MTV, 153, 170–73, 178, 179, 190–92, 194–95, 200, 203, 207, 219, 221, 234, 274–75, 294
Mudd Club, 110, 144
Mulcahy, Russell, 171
Munch, Edvard, 197
Munich, 302
muso bands, 78
My Best Friend’s Girl, 205
Napoléon I, Emperor, 287, 288
Napster, 296
Nash, Graham, 247
National Exhibition Centre, 277
National Front, 89
Natoli, Art, 276, 278–80, 281–83
NBC Nightly News, 297
Nelson, Kathy, 273
Neuromancer (Gibson), 289–90
“New Future Weapon”, 301
New Kids on the Block, 280
New Musical Express (NME), 64, 80, 81
“New Order”, 68, 80, 94
New Romantics, 79, 115–16
New, Steve, 125
New York, N.Y., 44, 102, 104, 110, 111, 136–37, 147–48, 149–52, 154, 213, 214
Idol’s father in, 226–27
Idol’s move to, 130–31, 135–41, 146
Lister’s move to, 155
New York Daily News, 263
New York Dolls, 44, 76, 102, 110, 148
New York Times, 290
Nice, 31
Nicks, Stevie, 240
“Night of the Cadillacs”, 113
Night Porter, The, 57, 58
Nigro, Dan, 304
Nirvana, 289, 290, 295–96
Nixon, Richard, 13
“No No No”, 105, 108
No One Here Gets Out Alive (Hopkins and Sugerman), 208, 251
“Nothing to Fear”, 303
Nursery, 151
O’Connor, Des, 93
O’Connor, Karen, 93
October, Gene, 54, 62–65, 71
Offs, 111
“Oh Mother”, 127
Olympic Studios, 116
One-Eyed Jacks, 267
100 Club, 50–52, 63, 66, 69, 76
“One Breath Away”, 303
“One Hundred Punks”, 107
“One Touch of Venus”, 289
online community, 291
Ono, Yoko, 30, 194
On-U Sound Records, 288
Operation Desert Storm, 280
Orb, The, 288
Orbison, Roy, 25, 48, 94
Oriental Hotel, 258–59
Orpington College of Further Education, 43
Orwell, George, 95
Osibisa, 44
Osbourne, Ozzy, 31, 299
Otten, Asley, 145
Page, Jimmy, 32
“Paradise West”, 113
Paradox, 66
Paris, 56–59
Parker, Tom, 210, 267
Parsons, Tony, 64, 80
Patrick, Robert, 272
Pattaya, 260
Patterson, Floyd, 11, 25
Patton, Mike, 277
Paul, Les, 227
Pearl Jam, 289
Peel, John, 31
Penetration, 80
Penna, Ace, 154, 173
Peppermint Lounge, 151, 171
Perfect Hits 1975–81, 106
Perry, Lee “Scratch”, 83, 128, 215
Perry, Mark, 81
Petty, Tom, 240, 247
Phillips, Sam, 267
Phun City, 35–36
Pine Knob, 200
Pirroni, Marco, 63
Plant, Robert, 33, 279
Pogues, 68, 76
“Poison”, 122–23, 126
police, 61, 62
Police, 81, 190
Poltergeist, 178
Pop, Iggy, 44, 48, 56, 81, 94, 148, 251
Pope, Alexander, 246
“Postcards from the Past”, 303
“Power Junkie”, 289
Presley, Elvis, 15, 22, 24, 64, 96, 113, 210, 215, 228, 266–67
Pretty in Pink, 205
Price, Bill, 112
Price, Thommy, 188, 190, 200, 234
“Prime of Kenny Silvers, The”, 113
Prince, 152, 207, 211
Prisoner, The, 61
“Prisoners of Love”, 290
“Prodigal Blues”, 9, 253
video for, 276
Prodigy, 288
prog rock, 48, 62, 303
“Promises Promises”, 107
“Prove It”, 73, 94, 107
Public Image Ltd. (PiL), 104–5, 126, 130, 158, 288
“Pumping on Steel”, 253
punk, 25, 26, 46, 50–54, 57, 64, 66, 68, 70, 74, 78–80, 82, 83, 85, 87, 90, 97, 99, 102, 105, 111, 114–15, 130, 137, 140, 147, 159, 173, 290–92, 296, 301–2
first-wavers vs. late-comers to, 90–91
Roxy and, 73, 75–77
teddy boys and, 88–90
women and, 74, 113
Punta del Este, 279
Purple Rain, 211
Pursey, Jimmy, 90
Quiet Riot, 145
Radio (club), 178
Rainbow Theatre, 44, 103–4
Ramones, 63, 88, 93, 96, 103–4, 110
Rampling, Charlotte, 57
rap music, 137, 151, 187
Ravensbourne School for Boys, 39–40, 43
rave scene, 288
Ray, Johnnie, 215
Raymond, Rossiter W., 289
“Ready Steady Go”, 62, 63, 68, 73, 82, 87, 95, 97, 105, 108
Reagan, Ronald, 137, 208
Rebel Yell, 180–83, 184–88, 189, 194, 195, 197–98, 203, 204, 207–9, 213, 214, 216, 221, 234
“Rebel Yell”, 181–82, 186, 189, 191, 195, 198, 200
video for, 191–92, 194, 195, 198
Record Mirror, 98
Record Plant, 262
Reed, Lou, 44, 45, 56, 61, 83, 94, 96, 158–59
Reeves, Brian, 146, 300
Reeves, Keanu, 293
reggae, 62, 70, 78, 83, 102, 128, 137, 187, 215, 288
REO Speedwagon, 167
Replacements, The, 205
Rev, Martin, 109, 157
“Revenge”, 127
Reynolds, Jody, 254
Rezillos, 81
Rhodes, Bernard, 76, 79
Richard, Cliff, 22
Richards, Keith, 181, 182, 219
Rich Kids, 94, 125
Ripped and Torn, 81
Ritter, Tex, 14–15
Ritz, 146, 151, 152, 158, 171
Robertson, Michael, 296
Robinson, Edward G., 180
Robinson, Smokey, 96
Rock, Sheila, 109
Rock in Rio, 279
Rodgers, Paul, 32
Rolling Stone, 192–94, 280
Rolling Stones, 23, 31, 53, 116, 181–83, 188, 198, 219, 303
Rotten, Johnny, see Lydon, John
Rough Trade Records, 87, 215
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 308
Roxy (London), 70–77, 78, 80, 81, 88, 90, 99
Roxy (Los Angeles), 171
Roxy (New York), 151
Roxy Music, 44, 45, 103
Royal Cliff Hotel, 260
Rude Dudes, 242, 243, 257
“Running with the Boss Sound”, 89, 113
Rutgers University, 189
Ryan, Meg, 271
Sacher-Masoch, Leopold von, 185
Saints, 81
Sales, Tony and Hunt, 81
Sanctuary Records, 301
Sandler, Adam, 294–95
Sands Hotel, 284–85
San Francisco, Calif., 111
Sarm Studios, 303
Satchel, Laurence “Lol”, 30, 31, 33–35, 38, 43
Saturday Night Fever, 192, 210
Saturday Night Live, 154, 294
“Save Me Now”, 304, 309
“Save My Life”, 73
Scarface, 249–50
Scott, Tony, 273
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 272
Screen on the Green Festival, 63, 68
Seal, 303
Selecter, 100
Setzer, Brian, 241
Severin, Steve (Steve Bailey), 43–45, 48, 50, 52, 57, 61, 63, 73, 76
Sex (clothing shop), 50, 54, 55
Sex Pistols, 48, 50–53, 55–58, 60, 63, 66–68, 70, 76, 79–83, 88, 93–95, 98, 104, 107, 125, 151
American tour of, 104, 138, 147
breakup of, 104
on Grundy’s show, 68–69
Shadows, 22
Sham 69, 90
Sherinian, Derek, 299
“Shock to the System”, 272, 289, 291
“Shooting Stars”, 153, 174
Silfen, Stu, 228
Silver, Joel, 210–12
Simmons, Gene, 150
Simonon, Paul, 53
Simple Minds, 129
Simpson, Don, 273
Sinatra, Frank, 14, 285–86
Sinatra, Frank, Jr., 285
Siouxsie and the Banshees, 43, 63, 66, 73, 126
Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion), 48–49, 50, 54, 57–59, 61, 63, 73, 74, 76
on Grundy’s show, 68–69
“Night Porter” outfit of, 57, 59
Sire Records, 93
skinheads, 28, 34–35, 40, 78, 89, 90
Skrewdriver, 90
Slash, 280
Slaughter and the Dogs, 68, 73
“Sleeping with an Angel”, 296, 297
Slits, 94
Sly and Robbie, 187
Small Faces, 51
Smash Hits, 203, 242
Smiley, Mick, 145
Smith, Mike, 24
Smith, Patti, 74, 110
Smolens, Michael, 263–64
Smyth, Patty, 188
Sniffin’ Glue, 81
Snow Crash (Stephenson), 290
Soan, Ash, 303
Soft Cell, 130, 150
Soft Machine, 31
Solid Gold, 147, 170
Soundgarden, 289
Sounds, 86–87
Sparks, 45, 103
Specials, 100
Spector, Phil, 104
Spectrum, 144, 234
Speed, 293
“Speed”, 293–94
Spinooch, 155, 172
Springfield, Rick, 140
Springsteen, Bruce, 109
Spruill, Stephanie, 145
Stallone, Sylvester, 192
Stanley, Paul, 150
Stanwyck, Barbara, 180
“Stars Look Down”, 127
Star Trek, 242
Stax Records, 215
Staying Alive, 192
Steeleye Span, 48
Steer, Andy, 42–43
Steiger, Rod, 106, 210
