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In 2001, Billy Idol taped a segment of VH-1 Story Tellers. The segment is being released on video and DVD. The DVD/Video is scheduled to hit stores on 2/26/02. The CD is scheduled to hit stores in early March.
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Since Billy was unable to walk, director David Fincher decided to film Idol from the waist up. The video would feature footage of Idol singing in large frames throughout an apartment while the very young and beautiful model Betsy Lynn George was trying to seduce a modest and mild mannered businessman. The video was a huge hit and was placed in heavy rotation on MTV. Idol and George recreated the opening of the video for the 1991 American Music Awards.
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Billy shot a concept video for, "Shock to the System." The video would feature Billy being attacked by several police for trying to videotape them beating up someone on the street. The idea of this goes back to the LA riots. Billy would then turn into a cyborg that scared away the police. A video EP was released to retail stores.
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It was about this time that Idol got his famous "Octobriana" tattoo on his left arm. Octobriana is a Russian heroine, "The spirit of the October Revolution." Octobriana's mission was to fight for the Russian People, against the oppressive Soviet Government and all sorts of outlandish threats. The tattoo can be seen throughout the "Dancing With Myself" video.
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