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Dancing With Myself

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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
r />   Rushent, Martin, 105, 106

  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

 

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