William Michael Albert Broad known professionally as Billy Idol is a British-American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X.
Subsequently, he embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made Idol a lead artist during the MTV-driven “Second British Invasion” in the United States. The name “Billy Idol” was inspired by a schoolteacher’s description of him as “idle”.
Idol began his music career in late 1976 as a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea. However, he soon left the group.
Idol’s second studio album, Rebel Yell (1983), was a major commercial success. Idol spent the second half of the 1990s focusing on his personal life out of the public eye. He made a musical comeback with the release of Devil’s Playground (2005) and again with Kings & Queens of the Underground (2014).
Billy Idol Bio
Idol was born William Michael Albert Broad on 30 November 1955 in Stanmore, Middlesex, England.
Billy Idol Age
66 years
Billy Idol’s Net Worth
Billy Idol is an English rock musician, singer-songwriter, and actor who has a net worth of $60 million.
Billy Idol Children
They have a son, Willem Wolf Broad, who was born in Los Angeles in 1988. Idol also has a daughter, Bonnie Blue, from a relationship with Linda Mathis
Billy Idol Wife
Idol has never married but had a long-term relationship with English singer, dancer and former Hot Gossip member Perri Lister.
Billy Idol Songs
Studio albums
- Billy Idol (1982)
- Rebel Yell (1983)
- Whiplash Smile (1986)
- Charmed Life (1990)
- Cyberpunk (1993)
- Devil’s Playground (2005)
- Happy Holidays (2006)
- Kings & Queens of the Underground (2014)
Extended plays
- Don’t Stop (1981)
- White Wedding (1982)
- The Roadside (2021)
- The Cage (2022)
Billy Idol Young
Idol was born William Michael Albert Broad on 30 November 1955 in Stanmore, Middlesex, England. His parents were devout Anglicans and attended church regularly. Billy is half-Irish, his mother was born in Cork and is an O’Sullivan.
In 1958, when he was two years old, he moved with his parents to the US and settled in Patchogue, New York. They also lived in Rockville Centre, New York. His younger sister, Jane, was born during this time.
Billy Idol Tour
Billy Idol is currently touring across 4 countries and has 15 upcoming concerts.