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PRNewsFoto/Palms Casino ResortWednesday was a nice day for Billy Idol, who was sworn in as an American citizen at a ceremony held in Los Angeles.
Photos of the British-born punk rocker at the ceremony have been posted on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ social media sites. One of the pics shows Idol taking the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance while holding a small U.S. flag.
The websites also feature a brief Q&A with Billy, who was born William Broad in November 1955 in Stanmore, U.K., sharing his feelings about America.
Recalling his first memory of coming to the U.S., Idol says, “I was only 2 or 3 years old the first time I came to the U.S. But I remember when I came back in the ’80s to live here permanently that I was so happy because I love America.”
Billy also was asked, “What does being an American mean to you?” to which he responded, “Today it feels fantastic to now be part of the democratic process. I am excited to be a citizen like my children.”
In other news, Idol recently reunited with his former Generation X band mate, bassist Tony James, along with two members of the Sex Pistols, guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook, to form a punk supergroup called Generation Sex. The band played its first show late last month in Los Angeles, and also did a private gig in New York City earlier this week.
Idol’s current tour schedule includes two multiple-show Las Vegas engagements, in January and October 2019, as part of his residency at Palms Casino Resort’s Pearl Theater.
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