Billy Idol ,quotes

The world goes on, you go on a...

The world goes on, you go on and you change. You want to show the fans those changes, and you want to be able to verbalize them.

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They wouldn't play my records ...

They wouldn't play my records on American radio because I had spiky hair. They said, 'Punk rock doesn't sell advertising, it won't make any money.

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I am quite a romantic person, ...

I am quite a romantic person, really, and I should have put that into my music earlier, but I was probably denying it... I didn't want to be soft because I felt I had to be so hard to get people to believe in me.

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I'm not trying to hide from my...

I'm not trying to hide from my past. I want to roll in it. Like a dog, rolling in feces, I'm rolling in the feces of my greatest hits - that's a bit of a wild way of looking at it, but I am a man, and we do like rolling in our own feces at times.

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My dad was one of the reasons ...

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?

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My hair used to be real long, ...

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.

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There was a time when my whole...

There was a time when my whole life was in chaos, really, and I didn't help myself sort it out. But one day I came to my senses, and I think I was lucky because a lot of people don't.

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When I started out, everyone s...

When I started out, everyone seemed to be adopting these names... Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious. I wasn't really Rotten or Vicious or Nasty, so I wanted something a bit more funny - yet something that seemed real rock 'n' roll... something that acknowledged my ambition.

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I think love's exciting and ha...

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

Billy Idol 03.03.2018 03:03:03 39 quotes

I don't think punk ever really...

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

Billy Idol 03.03.2018 03:03:03 39 quotes

I don't play 100% punk rock mu...

I don't play 100% punk rock music,

Billy Idol 03.03.2018 03:03:03 39 quotes

I love it when someone insults...

I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don't have to be nice anymore.

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I'll do anythingFor my sweet s...

I'll do anythingFor my sweet sixteen,And I'll do anythingFor little run away child.

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Everybody got it wrong. I said...

Everybody got it wrong. I said I was into porn again, not born again.'

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Face to faceAnd back to backYo...

Face to faceAnd back to backYou see and feelMy sex attackSing itFlesh, flesh for fantasyWe wantFlesh, flesh for fantasy.

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It doesn't matter about money;...

It doesn't matter about money; having it, not having it. Or having clothes, or not having them. You're still left alone with yourself in the end.

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It was a natural progression w...

It was a natural progression with the band,

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The biggest misconception peop...

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

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Rock isn't art, it's the way o...

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

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If your world doesn't allow yo...

If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one where you can.

Billy Idol 03.03.2018 03:03:03 39 quotes

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