After Generation X folded, Billy Idol embarked on a solo career that eclipsed expectations. Idol still looked like a Punk Rocker, but musically he was creating songs that blended Pop, Metal hooks, a touch of New Wave into a series of songs that were danceable and appealed to numerous demographics. His bad boy good looks were a natural fit for television and he had such crossover appeal that his albums would fit almost any genre. Currently Billy Idol is viewed by some as a guilty pleasure of the decade of decadence and as long as that is the purveying perception, Idol will have difficulty making the Hall.
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