Dancing With Myself

By: Billy Idol

Published October 7th 2014 by Touchstone (first published October 2014)

Category: Biography

Pages: 352 pages

ISBN: B007EE4S76

Description:
In this bold and candid memoir, music legend Billy Idol shares his life storyÑfrom his childhood in England to his rise to fame during the height of the punk-pop revolutionÑrevealing intimate details about the sex, drugs, and rock and roll that he is so fabulously famous forÑall told in his own utterly indelible voice.

An integral member of the punk rock revolution whose music crossed over into Õ80s pop mainstreamÑand one of MTVÕs first starsÑBilly Idol remains an iconic music legend. Now, in his long-awaited Dancing With Myself, he delivers a lively, candid account of his journey to fameÑincluding intimate and unapologetic details about his lifeÕs highs and lowsÑall rendered with the in-your-face attitude and exuberance his fans have embraced. Idol brings to life the key events that shaped his life, his music, and his career, including his early childhood in England, his year at Sussex University, and his time spent hanging out with the Sex Pistols and as a member of punk bands Chelsea and Generation X.

He shares outtakes from his wildly and unexpectedly successful solo career and stories behind his string of popular hits, including ÒWhite Wedding,Ó ÒEyes Without a Face,Ó and ÒRebel Yell,Ó which involved close collaboration with Steve Stevens and ultimately led to the creation of some of the most groundbreaking music videos ever seen.

Featuring sixteen pages of full-color, behind-the-scenes photos, Dancing With Myself is both a tale of survival and a celebration of the heady days when punk was bornÑa compelling and satisfying insiderÕs tale from a man who made music history firsthand.
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