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… — Billy Idol Copy Share Image
I am quite a romantic person, really, and I should have put that into my music earlier, but I was probably denying it... I… — Billy Idol Copy Share Image
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… — Billy Idol Copy Share Image
“(I) just had to show there's life in the old dog yet. (You) don't have to go out and shoot me.” — Billy Idol Copy Share Image
I don't think punk ever really dies, because punk rock attitude can never die. — Billy Idol Copy Share Image
It's like, what happened, I was always leading fashion, and then the grunge thing kind of came along. And because I've been so on… — Billy Idol Copy Share Image
