Billy Idol: A Motorcycle Crash, a Rude Awakening in Bangkok, Sexual Deviancy, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Animals

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

4.6 • 13.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

With his spiked blond hair, perpetual sneer, and gloved hands clenched in defiance, Billy Idol seemed like an avatar of punk rock dreamed up by central casting. But Idol's look, his attitude, and especially his music were completely authentic. He was a pure rock 'n' roll animal. Few rock stars lived a life as hedonistic and debaucherous as Billy Idol, and even fewer lived to tell the tale. Who is the most debaucherous star you've heard about in Disgraceland? Let Jake know at 617-906-6638, [email protected], or on socials @disgracelandpod. To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at disgracelandpod.com/membership. Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - GET THE NEWSLETTER Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: Instagram YouTube X (formerly Twitter) Facebook Fan Group TikTok To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:53.4	This is a story about a rock and roll animal.
0:56.9	About the rock and roll animal.
0:59.7	It's about debauchery, so debauchous that listing all of it out here at the beginning of this episode won't do the insanity of it all justice.
1:08.0	It's about a rock star we take for granted.
1:13.3	He's always been there on our radios,
1:19.3	on our televisions, looking like they contrived his technicolor punk rock MTV image in central casting, but the truth is that look, that attitude, and that rock star's songs were as authentic
1:27.0	as it gets. It is behavior, his transgressions,
1:31.2	prove it. High-speed car chases, destroyed hotel rooms, John Belushi overdosed and dead next door,
1:38.9	arrests, accusations of sexual deviancy, military extradition under forced sedation because he was just
1:45.3	that fucking unhinged. This is a story about Billy Idol, a man who made great music.
1:54.3	Unlike that music I played for you at the top of the show, that wasn't great music. That was a
1:59.9	preset loop from my Melotron called, I can't believe
2:03.2	how fucking hot that chick in that video is MK2. I played you that loop because I can't afford
2:10.5	the rights to how am I supposed to live without you by Michael Bolton? And why would I play you
2:16.6	that specific slice of no talent ass clown cheese could I afford it?
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