Billy Idolmay be known for his rockstar antics, but trashing hotel rooms in43 countries? That’s a bit of a stretch, even for him.
Still, the “White Wedding” punk rocker, 67, is keen to poke fun at his rebellious ways — including the maybe-less-than-43 trashed hotel rooms — and does so in a newSuper Bowlcommercial for the enterprise software company Workday.
“It’s really fun to poke fun at yourselves,” he tells PEOPLE. “Ozzy and me and Joan and Paul, we all have kind of very identifiable images, so it’s fun. I enjoyed that inThe Wedding Singer, taking my persona and having fun with it. I enjoyed that then, and it’s really fun doing the Super Bowl commercial.”
Billy Idol.Courtesy of Workday
The rocker continues: “If you can’t see there’s an element of humor in what we’re doing, then I think we’re doing something horribly wrong. I mean, we’re serious, but there is definitely an element of humor. That’s a big English pastime, is taking the mickey.”
Elsewhere in the clip, Clark shows off his impressive guitar skills to “Liz in HR,” while Stanley drops in on a corporate meeting in full KISS garb to ensure that no executives are calling their underlings “rockstars,” as they haven’t earned the right to it.
“It’s a bit of an exaggeration, but I did have my moments breaking up hotel rooms in the late ’80s,” Idol says of revisiting his wild ways. “We did that back then and it was a lot of fun at times, but I don’t do things like that anymore. It may not have been 43, but I did my fair share.”
While Idol didn’t get to hang out on set with his rocker pals, he did get a chance to see Osbourne’s wifeSharon.
“Joan and Ozzy and Paul… we had the same manager at one point, so I’ve known those lads for a long time,” he says. “It was a fun experience. I think it’s going to be a little bit of fun in the middle of the Super Bowl.”
Idol’s Workday commercial will air during Super Bowl LVII, when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
source: people.com
