
Billy Idols Childhood Guitar
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Billy Idiot Siber Ponk Is Not a Commercial Failure
Billy idle's siber punk album was released in 19 93. It was an absolute commercial failure, critically torn to pieces. And it ruined his career. But as a piece of folkin art, a concept, it is not a failure. For something can be not good and also be hugely important. I would refer to it as avant guard. When an army was advancing, there was a small number of soldiers who would go miles ahead of the larger army. The purpose of the avant guard was to discover new territory - even if that meant failure.
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