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

~Billy Idol

Topics: Allow Dream Move Where World You Your

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

~Billy Idol

Topics: Attitude Because Die Dies Ever Never Punk Punk Rock Really Rock Think

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I'm not talking with an American accent. I haven't gone off and become Sammy Hagar.

~Billy Idol

Topics: Accent American American Accent Become Gone Not Talking Off Talking

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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.

~Billy Idol

Topics: Because Came Chaos Day Help Life Lot Lucky Myself One Day Out People Really Senses Sort Think Time Whole I Think I Came

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Part of the punk attitude was that you should project your music through your whole body... show your personality as much as possible.

~Billy Idol

Topics: Attitude Body Much Music Part Personality Possible Project Punk Should Show Through Whole You Your

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

~Billy Idol

Topics: Anymore Be Nice Insults Love Me Means Nice Someone I Love

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I don't care what stage or what reason, as long as we're playing.

~Billy Idol

Topics: Care Long Playing Reason Stage

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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.

~Billy Idol

Topics: Acknowledged Adopting Ambition Bit Everyone Funny Johnny More Names Nasty Out Real Really Rock Rock N Roll Roll Rotten Seemed Something Started Vicious Wanted

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It's like, what happened, I was always leading fashion, and then the grunge thing kind of came along. And because I've been so on top in the '80s you know, I, you know, what can I do? Suddenly go grunge?

~Billy Idol

Topics: Along Always Because Been Came Fashion Go Grunge Happened Kind Know Leading Like Suddenly Then Thing Top You

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

~Billy Idol

Topics: Art Ordinary Ordinary People People Rock Talk Way

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: November 30th, 1955

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