Synopses & Reviews
In this bold and candid memoir, music legend Billy Idol shares his life storyand#8212;from his childhood in England to his rise to fame during the height of the punk-pop revolutionand#8212;revealing intimate details about the sex, drugs, and rock and roll that he is so fabulously famous forand#8212;all told in his own utterly indelible voice.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;An integral member of the punk rock revolution whose music crossed over into and#8217;80s pop mainstreamand#8212;and one of MTVand#8217;s first starsand#8212;Billy Idol remains an iconic music legend. Now, in his long-awaited andlt;Iandgt;Dancing With Myselfandlt;/Iandgt;, he delivers a lively, candid account of his journey to fameand#8212;including intimate and unapologetic details about his lifeand#8217;s highs and lowsand#8212;all rendered with the in-your-face attitude and exuberance his fans have embraced. Idol brings to life the key events that shaped his life, his music, and his career, including his early childhood in England, his year at Sussex University, and his time spent hanging out with the Sex Pistols and as a member of punk bands Chelsea and Generation X.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;He shares outtakes from his wildly and unexpectedly successful solo career and stories behind his string of popular hits, including and#8220;White Wedding,and#8221; and#8220;Eyes Without a Face,and#8221; and and#8220;Rebel Yell,and#8221; which involved close collaboration with Steve Stevens and ultimately led to the creation of some of the most groundbreaking music videos ever seen.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Featuring sixteen pages of full-color, behind-the-scenes photos, andlt;Iandgt;Dancing With Myself andlt;/Iandgt;is both a tale of survival and a celebration of the heady days when punk was bornand#8212;a compelling and satisfying insiderand#8217;s tale from a man who made music history firsthand.
Synopsis
andlt;Bandgt;and#8220;I am hopelessly divided between the dark and the good, the rebel and the saint, the sex maniac and the monk, the poet and the priest, the demagogue and the populist. Pen to paper, Iand#8217;ve put it all down, every bit from the heart.andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Iand#8217;m going out on a limb here, so watch my back.and#8221; and#8212;Billy Idol andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;An early architect of punk rockand#8217;s sound, style, and fury, whose lip-curling sneer and fist-pumping persona vaulted him into popand#8217;s mainstream as one of MTVand#8217;s first megastars, Billy Idol remains, to this day, a true rock and#8216;nand#8217; roll icon.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Now, in his long-awaited autobiography, andlt;Iandgt;Dancing with Myselfandlt;/Iandgt;, Idol delivers an electric, searingly honest account of his journey to fameand#8212;from his early days as front man of the pioneering UK punk band Generation X to the decadent life atop the dance-rock kingdom he ruledand#8212;delivered with the same in-your-face attitude and fire his fans have embraced for decades. Beyond adding his uniquely qualified perspective to the story of the evolution of rock, Idol is a brash, lively chronicler of his own career.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A survivorand#8217;s tale at its heart, this sometimes chilling and always riveting account of one man's creative drive joining forces with unbridled human desire is unmistakably literary in its character and brave in its sheer willingness to tell. With it, Billy Idol is destined to emerge as one of the great writers among his musical peers.
About the Author
Born William Michael Albert Broad, Billy Idol is a multiplatinum recording artist and two-time Grammy nominee. Known for successfully merging his signature punk attitude with an appealing blend of pop hooks, dance beats, and gritty metallic crunch, Idol created some of rockand#8217;s most indelible anthems, including and#8220;Rebel Yell,and#8221; and#8220;White Wedding,and#8221; and and#8220;Cradle of Love.and#8221; Idoland#8217;s latest release, his first studio album in nearly a decade, is titled andlt;iandgt;Kings andamp; Queens of the Undergroundandlt;/iandgt;. He lives in Los Angeles.