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"They had drawings of me as the T-1000": Billy Idol explains why he missed out on android assassin role in Terminator 2
By Paul Brannigan published
We could have seen Billy Idol sharing the screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day if not for cruel fate

On Halloween 1990, Billy Idol played the final show of his Charmed Life tour in Seattle. The night would feature Faith No More dancing naked, 600 dead fish, five miniature pigs, a goat, and a visit from the Seattle police department
By Paul Brannigan published
Billy Idol's Charmed Life tour-closing show at Seattle Coliseum on October 31, 1990 was quite the party

Earlier this year Billy Idol played a spectacular show at the Hoover Dam: now it's heading to the cinema
By Fraser Lewry published
Watch the trailer for Billy Idol: State Line – and Idol's public service announcement regarding drought in the American West

"I Believe In A Thing Called Love inspired me to start my own glam rock band": Lord Of The Lost frontman Chris Harms picks the 10 songs that changed his life
By Emily Swingle published
From Roxette and David Bowie to Iron Maiden and Slipknot, these are the records that made Lord Of The Lost frontman Chris Harms

Watch Billy Idol front Foo Fighters to cover Sex Pistols classic Pretty Vacant
By Paul Brannigan published
Billy Idol turns the clock back to 1977 to sing Sex Pistols anthem with Foo Fighters at Jazz Aspen Snowmass

10 rock stars who missed out on their dream movie roles
By Paul Travers published
David Bowie in The Lord Of The Rings? John Lydon in Quadrophenia? WASP’s Blackie Lawless as The Terminator? These are the Oscar-winning performances that never were

"We went there to have a whale of a time – a sex holiday, really. But it got out of hand": Billy Idol on the Thailand vacation that ended with a visit from the army
By Fraser Lewry published
In 1989, Billy Idol desperately need a break from his troubles in Los Angeles, but things went from bad, to worse, and then to much, much worse

Watch Ozzy, Paul Stanley, Joan Jett, Billy Idol, Gary Clark Jr. poke fun at corporate 'bro-speak' in hilarious 'Rock Star' TV ad
By Paul Brannigan published
US human resources and financial management firm Workday win the internet today with preview of their brilliant Super Bowl ad featuring some familiar faces in unfamiliar settings
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