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Billy Idol: Bands
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Billy Idol is an English rock singer, who is considered one of the pioneers of the MTV video scenes with clips such as white wedding played on rotation. He originally started his career in a punk band, before branching out to become a successful rock artist.
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Billy was introduced to Steve Stevens by manager Bill Aucoin. Steve was a guitarist who had been playing for a band called The Fine Malibus. They were ... being managed by Bill Aucoin. Steve had recorded an album with the band that was due for release by Island Records, but the deal fell through and the album was shelved. Steve told Bill that he was quitting the band, but Bill talked him into putting together a new band. Bill Aucoin gave Steve some of Billy's music and set up a meeting between the two.
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In 1993, Idol released Cyberpunk, which fell on deaf ears. Music had changed in 1993, and a lot of the bands that were popular in the eighties were now being pushed to the wayside in favour of the new "Seattle" movement. Cyberpunk is considered to be ahead of its time by many people, and very experimental for that period. The album reportedly took 10 months to record.
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In 1976, Billy and Tony James decided to leave Chelsea and form their own group. They formed a band with John Towe and started playing shows. The band was named after the 1965 book Generation X, which contained a series of interviews with teens in the Mod subculture.[2][3]
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It was not long... before Billy decided to form his own band, Chelsea. He joined up with bassist Tony James, Mick Jones (later of The Clash ) & Brian James (later of The Damned). John Towe was recruited for the drums, Billy settled for playing guitar, whilst (Love & kisses) Gene October completed the band as singer. Chelsea performed live together for the first time in October 1976 & by the end of the year, Generation X was in the making.
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The band was going through many changes in personnel, and Idol and James realised that their manager Stewart Joseph was mishandling their money. They tried to find new management and Bill Aucoin's name kept popping up.
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