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