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The new Billy Idol album, Whiplash Smile, is slated for a January release—and Idol is describing it as a very personal album, coming on the heels of his break-up with his girlfriend of seven years, Perri Lister. Some of the titles reflect that mood:
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The new Billy Idol album, Whiplash Smile, is slated for a January release—and Idol is describing it as a very personal album, coming on the heels of his break-up with his girlfriend of seven years, Perri Lister. Some of the titles reflect that mood: “Ain’t Too Tough To Cry,” “All Summer Single,” “World’s Forgotten Boy,” “Beyond Belief,” “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore,” “Man For All Seasons,” and “Don’t Need A Gun” are all tracks to be included.
“When you’re hurt, it’s hard to write about it,” Idol said. “But you have to be able to show in your songs the person you are—a person with feelings. I wanted to get my exact emotions down, get them in songs, then give them a twist.”
In other recent Idol doings, a bereted Billy snuck into the Ritz in New York, where he joined Mars Williams onstage, running through some familiar favorites and also trying out the Iggy-inspired “World’s Forgotten Boy” and “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore.”