The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm stupid. Billy Idol bigmisconceptionpeople Change image and share on social
My hair used to be real long, and my parents were encouraged when I cut it. They thought I was going 'straight,' but I was just getting weirder - at least in their eyes. I was getting into the punk thing. Billy Idol cutencourageeye share on social
I'm really a singer, so I love songs and I love singing. I like rap music, but I didn't grow up freestyling. Billy Idol freestylinggrowlove Change image and share on social
I am quite a romantic person, really, and I should have put that into my music earlier, but I was probably denying it... I didn't want to be soft because I felt I had to be so hard to get people to believe in me. Billy Idol denyearlyfelt share on social
When I started out, everyone seemed to be adopting these names... Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious. I wasn't really Rotten or Vicious or Nasty, so I wanted something a bit more funny - yet something that seemed real rock 'n' roll... something that acknowledged my ambition. Billy Idol acknowledgeadoptambition share on social
They wouldn't play my records on American radio because I had spiky hair. They said, 'Punk rock doesn't sell advertising, it won't make any money.' Billy Idol advertiseamericanhair Change image and share on social
If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one where you can. Billy Idol dreammoveworld Change image and share on social
The world goes on, you go on and you change. You want to show the fans those changes, and you want to be able to verbalize them. Billy Idol changefanshow Change image and share on social
I'm not trying to hide from my past. I want to roll in it. Like a dog, rolling in feces, I'm rolling in the feces of my greatest hits - that's a bit of a wild way of looking at it, but I am a man, and we do like rolling in our own feces at times. Billy Idol bitedogfeces share on social
