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The core members of Generation X, a seminal British punk rock band with heavy new wave and power pop influences, was singer-songwriter Billy Idol (who has since maintained a remarkable 40+ year solo career) and bassist Tony James (later of Sigue Sigue Sputnik and for a spell Sisters of Mercy before settling in Carbon/Silicon). Generation X was formed in 1976 after guitarist Billy Idol (a.k.a William Broad) and bassist Tony James decided to go out on their own, leaving Gene October, the leader of
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