The brand new documentary will be available to view on Sky Arts and the streaming service NOW from Thursday March 27th.
Grammy award winner, Jonas Åkerlund, is the director of the film which features unseen materials and interviews with Generation X frontman, alongside his bandmates, Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Paul Cook, Nile Rodgers, Miley Cyrus and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.
“I’m thrilled the documentary about my life will be available on Sky Arts. I hope everyone enjoys watching the film as much as I enjoyed living it all! Well, maybe don’t have quite as much fun, but you get the idea," Idol said about the upcoming film.
A press release for the film reveals that the film chronicles his "anarchic beginnings in the London punk scene to superstardom in the MTV era, when White Wedding and Rebel Yell ruled the music charts, the film reveals what Idol had to overcome to not just survive, but to remain a vital figure in rock‘n’roll almost 50 years into his career."
"With intimate access to Idol’s family and inner circle, including his late mother Joan, longtime girlfriend Perri Lister and all three of his children, remarkably the film also reveals how a DNA test led Idol to discover his long-lost son Brant. Exploring Idol’s cultural impact and near-fatal exploits alike with unflinching candour, Swedish filmmaker Jonas Åkerlund - world-famous for his music videos for major artists from Madonna and Taylor Swift to The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney - paints a portrait of determination, self-destruction, and redemption; a must-see celebration of resilience and rock‘n’roll," the press release continued.
You can watch the official trailer here.
