{"name":"Billy Idol","title":"Billy Idol","id":1002,"slug":"billy-idol","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/1002/?format=json","bio_short":"Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad on November 30, 1955 in Middlesex, England) is an English musician. Idol lived in <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/worthing\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">worthing</a> before attending Sussex University for only a year before joining the <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/bromley%20contingent\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">bromley contingent</a> of keen <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Sex+Pistols\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Sex Pistols</a> fans. During this period, Idol decided to become a musician and formed a band called <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Generation+X\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Generation X</a> in 1976.  <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Generation+X\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Generation X</a> signed to Chrysalis Records and released three successful albums before breaking up.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/BillyIdol.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":23355,"title":"Rebel Yell","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/rebel-yell/"},{"id":861,"title":"White wedding","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/white-wedding/"}]}