![]() With his former bandmate Tony James, Idol formed Generation X. Idol began his music career in late 1976 as a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea. The name "Billy Idol" was inspired by a schoolteacher's description of him as "idle". Subsequently, he embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made Idol a lead artist during the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" in the United States. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X. William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English singer who holds dual British and American citizenship.
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