Billy Idol

I don’t think punk ever really dies, because punk rock attitude can never die.

Billy Idol

I rocked the cradle of love.

Billy Idol

I think love’s exciting and happy, as well as being able to make you sad.

Billy Idol

I’m on a bus on a psychedelic trip reading murder books tryin’ to stay hip.

Billy Idol

I’m really a singer, so I love songs and I love singing. I like rap music, but I didn’t grow up freestyling.

Billy Idol

If I only had the chance, I’d ask one to dance, and I’d be dancing with myself.

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?’

Billy Idol

My hair used to be real long, and my parents were encouraged when I cut it. They thought I was going ‘straight,’ but I was just getting weirder – at least in their eyes. I was getting into the punk thing.

Billy Idol

Rock isn’t art, it’s the way ordinary people talk.

Billy Idol

The biggest misconception people have about me is that I’m stupid.

Billy Idol