Billy Idol Is A Star: live at the Stone, San Francisco
Barney Hoskyns, NME, 4 September 1982
"BILLY IDOL IS A STAR": a startling revelation that emerged at The Stone in San Francisco last week. Sure, it's yer old Billy alright, but hardly the same London eye-doll you know and love/hate so well.
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