Idol is debuting the brand new trailer for the forthcoming feature-length documentary film "Billy Idol Should Be Dead". The film debuts in theatres nationwide starting today following its premiere at Los Angeles's TLC Chinese Theatre.
"Billy Idol Should Be Dead" was directed by three-time Grammy winner Jonas Åkerlund and produced by Live Nation Studios. The film traces the life and career of punk pioneer turned rock 'n' roll icon Billy Idol. Through never-before-seen archival and personal interviews with Idol, his family, peers and collaborators, the documentary digs deep into his emergence as a prototypical punk rocker, his meteoric rise as a global superstar in the MTV era and the myriad of challenges Idol had to overcome to not just survive, but to remain one of the most beloved figures in rock n roll, almost fifty years into his career.
"Billy Idol Should Be Dead" made its festival debut at the Tribeca Film Festival last summer, followed by an award-qualifying run. The film features Idol's original song with Academy Award-nominated writer J. Ralph, "Dying To Live". The film's coda sequence is built around "Dying To Live", featuring imagery — both animated and archival — from throughout Idol's life and storied career and was written by Idol and Ralph alongside longtime Idol collaborators Steve Stevens, Tommy English and Joe Janiak. (Blabbermouth)
The song, a collaboration with J. Ralph, appears at the end of the documentary, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival this past summer and is expected to hit streaming services early next year.
Idol dropped a video for the song as well, which The Hollywood Reporter is sharing exclusively first. The video, which is also the documentary’s final sequence, depicts shots of Idol’s life from childhood interspersed with his music career and vintage illustrations of the singer. Those scenes are met well with Idol’s warm vocal delivery alongside the swelling strings and light piano lines.
