Billy Idol is explaining how he missed out on a larger role in his film acting debut. "There were things about getting high that started getting in the way of what I really wanted to do," Idol says.

What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.

With his brash brand of poetry and sex appeal, Jim Morrison, the frontman for the California rock band The Doors, held the hearts and minds of millions during his group’s height in the 1960s. Writhing ...