Billy Idol‘s 70 years old and still banging out albums! He just announced ‘Dream Into It’, his first album in over a decade. And he already released the first single, ‘Still Dancing’.
This is the first new Billy Idol album since 2014’s ‘Kings & Queens of the Underground’.
Idol’s new album arrives on streaming platforms on April 25.
“At the start of the song I’m recalling the early times in London, when I was living in squats or at friends’ apartments, all my belongings in a plastic bag.”
“Everybody at home or work told you what you were doing was never going to happen. But punk rock gave me an opening. I was surrounded by people who loved the music as deeply as I did and you were going to throw caution to the wind, believe in what you were doing and grab on for dear life.”
“As the song says, there have been many moments along the way where I’ve been self-destructive. But what’s seen me through is that unflinching belief in the music that started all those years ago. That’s been the greatest gift of all.”
The nine-song ‘Dream Into It’ has guest appearances by Avril Lavigne, Joan Jett, and Alison Mosshart of The Kills.
The tracklist for Billy Idol’s ‘Dream Into It’:
1. ‘Dream Into It’
2. ’77’ (featuring Avril Lavigne)
3. ‘Too Much Fun’
4. ‘John Wayne’ (featuring Alison Mosshart)
5. ‘Wildside’ (featuring Joan Jett)
6. ‘People I Love’
7. ‘Gimme The Weight’
8. ‘I’m Your Hero’
9. ‘Still Dancing’
Last week, Billy Idol announced he would play the UK’s OVO Wembley Arena on June 24, following an appearance at the Forever Now Festival at The National Bowl in Milton Keynes.
“Every time we play Wembley we have an absolute blast and this summer will be no exception!”
Billy Idol is a nominee for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction. He’s alongside Oasis, New Order, Mariah Carey, The White Stripes and Cyndi Lauper.
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