As he celebrates his 50th anniversary as a professional musician, Billy Idol is ecstatic about his upcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
“It’s incredibly wild. I fell in love with rock’n’roll when I was 7 years old, so I started to dream about being in a group and writing songs and making music from then on,” the “Rebel Yell” singer told Billboard on Monday, November 9.
Idol, 70, will join the Hall of Fame on November 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, alongside Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Sade, Luther Vandross, Queen Latifah, and more. He is especially thrilled that his longtime guitarist and songwriting collaborator, Steven Stevens, will be inducted with him.
“That’s the icing on the cake, really, because he’s so great,” he said about Stevens, 67, who has worked with him for over four decades, beginning with his self-titled album in 1982. “He’s always been there for me. It just made it for me when they said we’d go in together.”
View this post on InstagramThe day before the induction, November 13, has been declared Billy Idol Day in L.A. The duo will perform a free acoustic set at City Hall Park Center following a presentation by the City Hall Council.
The English rocker has been busy on the road this year, performing his It’s A Nice Day To…Tour Again! concerts from July 10 through September 27. He also completed his fourth Vegas residency, Hot in The City, on September 5 at the BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
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He’s extremely grateful to continue touring after launching his career in the 1970s, performing in the United Kingdom with the punk band Generation X.
“It’s all a gift and an incredible one. Most people don’t get to live their dreams. There’s ups and downs, but there’s more ups than downs,” Idol, born William Michael Albert Broad, continued. “Just the fact that I can still be making music and the fans are enjoying it- I would never have imagined this. I would have thought I wouldn’t even be here, let alone rocking!
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