Understandably, Billy Idol is revered primarily for his ferocious rock songs, yet he’s also a more than capable balladeer – often at his best when delivering slower songs full of depth and grace. Several of his biggest U.S. hits are ballads, starting with “Eyes Without A Face,” the ...
98: Billy Idol No one this side of Duran Duran benefited more from the iconography of MTV, but Billy Idol was actually from a previous generation, having formed the punk band Generation X back in 1976. Still, Idol knew how to leverage the new medium by expanding upon those punk roots wit...
Joel was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by his idol Ray Charles in 1999 – Joel has received the RIAA’s Diamond Award twice for Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II and The Stranger,presented for albums that have sold more than 10 mill...
Billy Idol, previously played Rock in Rio in 1991. He was confirmed for the festival’s 2017 edition, but then cancelled his visit. Idol is famous for hits like “Rebel Yell,”“White Wedding,”“Eyes Without a Face” and “Dancing With Myself.” Fall Out Boy, meantime, return to the...
In a teaser doing the rounds, Jovovich goes full punk as she tackles Billy Idol’s iconic “White Wedding,” completing her fierce look with a spiky peroxide blonde barnet and that famous sneer. It’s a seriously hot scene (check it out for yourself). The Emmy-nominated show — which co...
Idol added: "Touring next year with Journey is going to be great fun! An epic night you won’t want to miss." Toto guitaristSteve Lukatherpromised "a great night of music, and as all the guys are lifelong friends, a blast off stage as well." ...
Chuck Berry was my idol from the first time I heard “Maybelline.” In 1958, I opened for him at a place in St. Louis called Casa Loma, and the next year I was playing at a club in town and Chuck came in and sat down and listened — I was shocked — and he did it a few ...
ve tipped back a strong drink and stepped onto a karaoke stage to take a whack at Gloria Gaynor or the Backstreet Boys or Bruno Mars. If you stop by your nearest karaoke palace — if you examine the repertoires ofAmerican IdolorGlee— you’re reminded that schlock remains the people’s ...
“Here You Come Again”), who have been married for decades, gave touching speeches that were largely dedicated to each other; Weil said that receiving an award named after her idol, Johnny Mercer, “is the consummate honor for a lyricist” and was one of the highlights of h...
Chuck Berry was my idol from the first time I heard “Maybelline.” In 1958, I opened for him at a place in St. Louis called Casa Loma, and the next year I was playing at a club in town and Chuck came in and sat down and listened — I was shocked — and he did it a few ...