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Billy Idol

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764 total appearances

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The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

But that flying by the seat of your pants thing.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

I think people react to that.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

Well, this is, you know, we only had a 24, you know, 24 track.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

SMPTE, that's right.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

Yeah.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

So you don't have that much room to, you know, you better not erase that original one.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

Yeah, that's right.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

Yeah.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

So now it's like you have unlimited tracks and

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

It's just kind of natural.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

I mean, we just kind of got down to it.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

And also, we never wanted to repeat ourselves.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

As an example, after the success of Rebel Yell,

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

We loved all the dance remixes.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

I remember we had Gary Langan from Art and Noise do one and we went, the next record could be a bit more of that stuff.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

I think the idea were, let's utilize the technology as much as we can.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

And I remember when we did Rebel Yell, because I loved on the Queen records, it said no synthesizers, because I loved Brian May.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

So when we did Rebel Yell, I remember saying, you know, let me try and all the role that keyboards would take on that record, let me try it with the guitar.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

If I fail at it, then bring those things in.

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Billy Idol and Steve Stevens | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

So I think that was part of the sound of that record, was experimenting.