Billy Idol was never the most convincing of the Bromley Contingent. Hamf Kureishi went to school with him and depicts him in Buddha of Suburbia as a teenage hippie who went to Sussex University, saw Punk coming along and jumped onto its bandwagon with indecent haste. Heading straight to the barbers.Then into London.
That permanent cartoon pose. The upraised upper lip. It's all a bit daft. But Billy was probably the one of that circle that went on to make the most money. White Wedding was the moment of his rebirth in The States..Rock & Roll as permanent pose. It still sounds great.
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