In 1995, I ran into a brick wall, ... I had no band anymore, and the music business was getting quite soulless. It seemed like the big record companies were mostly interested in eating each other and promoting music as product. They didn't really believe in rock and roll anymore. How was someone like me going to fit into that If I had continued taking their money to make records, I would have ended up owing them so much money that I never could have made the album I have now. They wanted my soul in hock, and I refused to fall into their trap. I just stopped putting out records when I knew they would turn out shitty, and I waited until I found a company Sanctuary that really wanted a Billy Idol record. It's not just a (expletive) job You can't go out there with people you hate and music that sucks. I suppose it was a gamble staying away so long, but it's paid off because I'm happy. I'm happy to be Billy Idol with a quality Billy Idol record. How's that for a marketing tactic
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Got no human grace your eyes without a face. Such a human waste your eyes without a face And now it's getting worse.
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It's a nice day to start again It's a nice day for a white wedding It's a nice day to start again.
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Some highlights of the new stuff included a great version of an English folk song Plastic Jesus. ... If I weave around at nightAnd policemen think Im tight Plastic Jesus shelters me For his head comes off, you see hes hollow, and I use him for a flask.
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