A Nice Day To Start Again: Billy Idol's "White Wedding"

About this episode

This episode explores how Billy Idol's song 'White Wedding' marked a pivotal moment in his transition from punk rocker to solo superstar.

Before he was a solo superstar and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee, Billy Idol was a punk rocker at a crossroads in his career. In this episode of Behind The Song , Janda tells the story of how "White Wedding" helped break him into his icon era. Subscribe for more classic rock stories! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Janda

Topics covered

• Billy Idol
• classic rock
• punk rock
• music history
• icon era

Keywords

• Billy Idol
• White Wedding
• classic rock
• punk rock
• music history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Books & works: White Wedding

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