"My dad was one of the reasons I……" — Billy Idol
"My dad was one of the reasons I got into rock and roll, because I was learning the ropes of his business, which was selling powertools, and I was looking for a way out from under his heel. I was like, 'Where's the fun? Where's the glamour?"
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31 Quotes by Billy Idol
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I don't care what stage or what reason, as long as we're playing.
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Rock isn't art, it's the way ordinary people talk.
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I rocked the cradle of love.
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I don't think punk ever really dies, because punk rock attitude can never die.
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I think love's exciting and happy, as well as being able to make you sad.
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I'm really a singer, so I love songs and I love singing. I like rap music, but I didn't grow…
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The world goes on, you go on and you change. You want to show the fans those changes, and you…
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They wouldn't play my records on American radio because I had spiky hair. They said, 'Punk rock doesn't sell advertising,…
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I am quite a romantic person, really, and I should have put that into my music earlier, but I was…
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I'm not trying to hide from my past. I want to roll in it. Like a dog, rolling in feces,…
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My hair used to be real long, and my parents were encouraged when I cut it. They thought I was…
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There was a time when my whole life was in chaos, really, and I didn't help myself sort it out.…
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