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Billy Idol Should Be Dead review
The self-destructive bad boy, now 70, looks back on his life with a humorous shrug in Jonas Åkerlund’s warmly sympathetic film
TL;DR
- Jonas Åkerlund directed the documentary tribute to Billy Idol.
- The film covers Idol's rise to fame through punk and new wave, and his success in the US with MTV.
- Idol's life was marked by drug abuse, leading to a near-fatal overdose in 1984 and another incident in the late 80s.
- A Harley crash in Los Angeles resulted in a near-amputation of his leg and potentially ended his movie career.
- Billy Idol, now 70, reflects on his life with a gravelly voice and a sense of humor.