The British rocker, 70, rose to stardom during the ’80s with hits like “Dancing with Myself” and “White Wedding.” He continued his reign during the MTV era with singles like “Rebel Yell” and “Eyes Without a Face,” but found significant struggles during the ’90s. A serious motorcycle accident in 1990 nearly cost him his leg, and he had to have a steel rod inserted. His drug and alcohol use also caught up with him during this period, and derailed his career. But in a new interview, the music master said he "dreamt" himself into being Billy Idol.
"I dreamt myself into being Billy Idol," the rocker shared on CBS Mornings.
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“Once you’re trying to get off heroin, what do you go to? You go to something else. I started smoking crack to get off heroin,” Idol said.
“It worked. It worked,” Idol replied, laughing.
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“It’s really exciting,” Idol told Billboard. “It would be incredible this year. This is 50 years ago when I started (with the band Generation X), so it would be really incredible.”
“It would cap off an amazing 50 years,” the rocker added. “When I walked through that door, that punk rock opened up, you really didn’t know if you’ve got the goods; only over time, you see, I really did have the goods, and I think the songs I’ve made are lasting, the recordings are still good. And I had great people around me to get to where I wanted to go.”
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