"Billy Idol Should Be Dead was directed by music video giant Jonas Åkerlund and mixes rare archival footage with new interviews and animation. Those interviews include Billy, but also longtime solo collaborator Steve Stevens and Generation X's Tony James and Derwood Andrews, plus Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Miley Cyrus, Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan, The Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Paul Cook, Pete Townshend, Duran Duran's John Taylor, and more."
"Billy Idol Should Be Dead tracks Billy Idol's life and career from one of the original UK punks as part of Generation X to MTV icon and international superstar, and through his battles with alcohol and drug abuse, a motorcycle accident that nearly took his life, and making it out the other side."
Billy Idol Should Be Dead is a new documentary directed by Jonas Åkerlund that explores the life and career of Billy Idol from his origins as a founding member of the UK punk band Generation X to his emergence as an MTV icon and international superstar. The film documents his personal struggles including battles with alcohol and drug abuse, as well as a motorcycle accident that nearly claimed his life. The documentary combines rare archival footage with new interviews and animation, featuring conversations with Billy Idol himself, longtime collaborator Steve Stevens, Generation X bandmates Tony James and Derwood Andrews, and numerous other notable musicians including Billie Joe Armstrong, Miley Cyrus, Duff McKagan, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Pete Townshend, and John Taylor.
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