The no-holds-barred documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead is now available to stream on Sky Arts and NOW, offering an uncompromising look at the life of the legendary punk-turned-rock icon.
Directed by Grammy Award-winner Jonas Åkerlund, the film blends never-before-seen archival material with revealing interviews from Idol himself, his family, bandmates and artists including Miley Cyrus, Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, Nile Rodgers and Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong.
The documentary chronicles Idol‘s anarchic beginnings in the London punk scene through to superstardom in the MTV era, when ‘White Wedding’ and ‘Rebel Yell’ ruled the charts. It also reveals how a DNA test led Idol to discover his long-lost son Brant.
Idol commented: “I’m thrilled the documentary about my life will be available on Sky Arts. I hope everyone enjoys watching the film as much as I enjoyed living it all!”
The film had its London theatrical debut at Picturehouse Central, followed by a conversation with Billy Idol, Generation X‘s Tony James and Duran Duran‘s John Taylor.
