BILLY IDLE NO LONGER
“I remember I worked at the post office one Christmas,” reminisces Billy Idol, “and I was singing to myself, and there was this guy who turned around to me and said, ‘Never try to earn a living by singing, man, because you haven't got a voice.’ And I thought, ‘Right, I’m gonna do it,' even though I wasn’t sure of myself for a long time.
BILLY IDLE NO LONGER
“I remember I worked at the post office one Christmas,” reminisces Billy Idol, “and I was singing to myself, and there was this guy who turned around to me and said, ‘Never try to earn a living by singing, man, because you haven't got a voice.’ And I thought, ‘Right, I’m gonna do it,' even though I wasn’t sure of myself for a long time. It’s like the old joke, y’know: There’s nothing like a good singer, and I’m nothing like a good singer.
I have that kind of sense of humor. I don’t need to take myself seriously to do what I do.”
But Billy Idol takes his music very seriously. Holdingja guitar and letting the words flow out from his soul means more to him than his image, money and even well-publicized girlfriend tiffs.
He takes his time with each album, making sure each stays true to the rock ’n’ roll love in his heart and that it’s just right for his fans.