| | Broad was born in Middlesex, England to Bill and Joan Broad. When he was two, his family relocated to [[Long Island]], [[New York]] for success. They had another child, named Jane. Four years later, the family moved back England in Dorking. They lived there until 1963, when their home in Goring, Sussex was built. He was a bright student in school, but he was often bored. A teacher wrote "Billy is idle" on one of his assignments, and that stuck with him and inspired his stage name.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002150/bio Billy Idol Biography]</ref> | | Broad was born in Middlesex, England to Bill and Joan Broad. When he was two, his family relocated to [[Long Island]], [[New York]] for success. They had another child, named Jane. Four years later, the family moved back England in Dorking. They lived there until 1963, when their home in Goring, Sussex was built. He was a bright student in school, but he was often bored. A teacher wrote "Billy is idle" on one of his assignments, and that stuck with him and inspired his stage name.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002150/bio Billy Idol Biography]</ref> |