Billy Idol Is “Still Dancing” After All These Years: Interview

At 69 years old, Billy Idol isn’t slowing down. The rock icon is set to release a new album titled Dream Into It this Friday (April 25th), and he’s getting ready to embark on an extensive two-leg North American tour with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

The tour’s first leg kicks off April 30th in Phoenix, and runs through May 23rd in Toronto. The second leg will launch August 16th in Philadelphia, and wrap up September 25th in Los Angeles, with tickets to both legs available via Ticketmaster or StubHub.

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Heavy Consequence recently caught up with Idol to discuss the new album, including collaborations with Avril Lavigne and Joan Jett, as well the 2025 tour. The rock legend also talked about his longtime working relationship with guitarist Steve Stevens, and what he imagines his birthday will be like when he turns 70 years old in November.

In previously published pieces from our conversation, he shared his feelings on potentially being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, as well as his thoughts on John Lydon’s recent criticism of Sex Pistols members playing shows with Idol and Frank Carter.

Read our interview with Billy Idol below, and pre-order his new album, Dream Into It, at this location.

The lead single, “Still Dancing,” is the last track on the new album, Dream Into It. The title suggests a sequel of sorts to your classic “Dancing With Myself.” Can you discuss the significance of the song?

Billy Idol: [The leadoff track] “Dream Into It” and “Still Dancing” bookend the album because they’re almost talking about a similar thing. “Dream Into It’ is more a ballad way of telling you the story of my life, but “Still Dancing” is like a rock version where the first verse is talking about the punk rock, or where I was in squats and walking around with a plastic bag with a T-shirt in it, or a cassette, or my lyrics, or whatever.

The second verse is more about me coming to America, with the drug addiction and stuff, when I would occasionally in frustration smash up hotels and things, and kind of hurt myself. So it’s a little bit about that, but it’s also about overcoming it and still being here today, giving a shit, and making what I think is some of the best music I’ve ever made.