V Londýně narozený zpěvák (a kytarista), vl. jm. William Michael Albert Broad (nar. 1955). V r. 1976 se krátce objevuje ve sk. Chelsea, z niž brzy odchází i s kytaristou Tony Jamesem a zakládají další punkovou kapelu - Generation X (1976 - 81)....

Píseň: Shock To The System

Interpret:
Billy Idol
Album:
Cyberpunk
Woah yeah
It was a night, L.A., burning bright
Oh what a night
Say yeah,come on
It makes my world stand still
Ahh riot, rape, race and revolution, ah yeah
Here come the fire, and my world burns still
Yoww say yeah


Well, you can rock this land baby yowww


Like a shock to the system
I feel good, well alright
Like a shock to the system
Say yeah, ain't it irie


It was a night
Hell of a night, L.A., it really was
Oh what a riot
I said yeah, come on
It makes my life feel real
Fear police and civil corruption oh yeah
Is there a man who would be king
And the world stood still
Ah yeah loud


You can rock this land baby
Yeahhh


Like a shock to the system
It feel good, well alright
Like a shock to the system
I said yeah, come on baby
Shock to the system
Feel good, well alright
Like a shock, shock to the system
I say yeah, I say yeah, I say yeah
Come on baby


Yeah, well you can rock this land baby 
Like a shock, shock to the system
It feel good, well alright
Like a shock to the system
I say yeah 
Ain't it irie


Shock to the system
It feel good, well alright
Like a shock to the system
I say yeah
I say yeah
I say yeah, come on baby


Shock to the, shock to the 
Shock to the system
Loud I gotta
Shock to the, shock to the 
Shock to the system
Yeah I gotta
Shock to the, shock to the 
Shock to the system
Yeah I gotta
Shock to the, shock to the 
Shock to the system
You could be king
[laugh]
Or I could be king
Yeah well
You could be king
Or I could be king
Well I gotta
You could be king
Say it louder
The world still burns
You could be king
I could be king
Yeah well
You could be king
Say it louder
I could be king
You could be king
Say it louder
The world still burns