Sunday, June 22, 2008

I was aware that Billy Idol had put out an album called "Cyberpunk" but didn't realize one of the songs was a direct tribute to William Gibson's "Neuromancer" . . .

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3 comments:

Greg said...

Hey Mac,

I was also surprised to find out a little while back too that Billy Idol's "Sweet Sixteen" was inspired by Ed Leedskalnin, of Coral Castle fame.

Kind regards,
Greg

5:47 AM
Anonymous said...

I remember William Gibson was not very impressed by this effort and didn't know what Billy Idol was talking about. Remember: Gibson is a Steely Dan fan, where they write just as poetically as he does.

12:21 AM
Mac said...

I remember reading (possibly in Mark Dery's "Escape Velocity") that Idol's "Cyberpunk" signaled the official end of the subgenre as a "punk" movement. ;-)

12:25 AM

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