Billy Idol received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday. During the ceremony, he thanked his family, friends and fans and reflected on his decades-long career.
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"It really is crazy to find myself getting an award like this, or being honored in this way," the three-time Grammy Award winner said, per a report from People Magazine.He continued,"I mean, 47 years of doing this after I started in Generation X, and 35 years after coming here, I just really could never have imagined anything like this.""Initially, we did the music back in the mid-'70s during the punk rock time. There wasn't much hope or anything.
"You are the best. Quite simply, I'm here today because of you, because of your love," the punk rock icon said."You supported me all this time. Forty-seven years now I've been doing this." Idol was also joined by his son Willem Wolfe, 34, and daughter Bonnie Blue, 33, as well as their spouses and children.Fellow rocker Henry Rollins and OBEY founder Shepard Fairey paid tribute to Idol in speeches at the ceremony. Rollins told the crowd,"Billy Idol has rock an roll in his veins and punk rock in his DNA. That is to say, he is the real thing, and maybe that's why we're here today.
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