Billy Idol says smoking crack helped him quit heroin: ‘It worked’

Picture this: It’s the ’80s, mullets are mandatory, and Billy Idol is living his best “Rebel Yell” life—until heroin decides to crash the party. Desperate to kick the habit, the punk icon pulls off the most rock ‘n’ roll swap in history: trading one deadly vice for another by lighting up crack instead. Spoiler: it actually worked (somehow), and now at 70, he’s spilling the tea in a new doc called “Billy Idol Should Be Dead”—because apparently, the title is less exaggeration and more autobiography. From near-fatal overdoses turning him blue to ditching a Terminator role after a motorcycle smash, Idol’s wild ride proves he’s not just lucky to be alive… he’s basically immortal with bad decisions.

Billy Idol says smoking crack helped him quit heroin: ‘It worked’