Billy Idol on The Roadside EP and How Cyberpunk Was Intended for Lawnmower Man 2

<p><a href="https://consequence.net/artist/billy-idol/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Billy Idol</a> catches up with Kyle Meredith to detail <a href="https://consequence.net/2021/08/billy-idol-roadside-ep-new-song-bitter-taste/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Roadside</em> EP</a>.</p> <p>The legendary rocker talks about the eclectic nature of the songs, writing about his 1990 motorcycle accident in the song "<a href="https://consequence.net/2021/08/billy-idol-roadside-ep-new-song-bitter-taste/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bitter Taste,"</a> and reveals that he’s already well into the process of finishing the next EP. He also talks about putting the new release out on <a href="https://consequence.net/artist/dhani-harrison/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dhani Harrison</a>’s record label, putting him alongside Joe Strummer, Ravi Shankar, and George Harrison as the only other names on the roster.</p> <p>Idol also takes us back to his 1993 concept album <em>Cyberpunk</em>, how it predicted much of the oncoming technology and bedroom recording process, and the original plans for it to have been the soundtrack to <em>Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace</em>.</p> <p>Make sure to subscribe to&nbsp;and like <em>KMW</em> wherever you listen to your podcasts, and follow the <a href="https://consequence.net/category/consequence-podcast-network/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Consequence Podcast Network</a> for information on all our series.</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>