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Billy Squier Biography
Many point to Billy Squier as early-'80s rock personified -- an
era when he and many of his peers tempered hard rock with pop
melodicism -- and by adding just the right amount of posing and
posturing for the newly constructed MTV set, he scored a string of
arena rock anthems and power ballads. But Squier did not enjoy
overnight success as it took many years and several failed bands before
he hit paydirt as a solo artist. Born on May 12, 1950, in Wellesley
Hills, MA, Squier began playing piano and guitar at an early age, but
didn't become serious with music until discovering Eric Clapton (via
the renowned British guitarist's stints with John Mayall & the
Bluesbreakers and Cream) in the late '60s and deciding to pursue music
full-time. After playing in several local bands in the Boston area,
Squier spent the early '70s relocating back and forth between Boston
and New York City, during which time he contributed to a troupe that
combined music with poetry (called Magic Terry & the Universe),
attended the Berklee College of Music, and played in a pair of rock
groups (N.Y.C.'s Kicks, which included future New York Dolls drummer
Jerry Nolan, and Boston's the Sidewinders).
But it wasn't until Squier's next band, Piper, that the
singer/guitarist fronted a group that inked a recording contract,
issuing a pair of underappreciated albums for A&M (1976's
self-titled debut and 1977's Can't Wait), before splitting up.
Undeterred, Squier soldiered on as a solo act, issuing his solo debut,
Tale of the Tape, in 1980, which spawned a moderate rock radio hit with
You Should Be High Love, setting the stage perfectly for his big
commercial breakthrough. Looking to the bombastic rock of early Led
Zeppelin for inspiration, Squier's sophomore release, Don't Say No,
became a monster hit on the strength of the Zep carbon copy The
Stroke, as well as such other rock radio staples as In the Dark, My
Kinda Lover, and Lonely Is the Night, all of which enjoyed heavy
rotation on the newly founded MTV, helping Squier expand his audience
even further.
Squier's hit parade continued with 1982's Emotions in Motion, another
big release that spawned an additional monster radio/MTV hit with
Everybody Wants You, as Squier supported the album with a tour of
U.S. arenas (with an up-and-coming Def Leppard opening). But on his
next release, the 1984 Jim Steinman-produced Signs of Life, Squier hit
a snag in his career. Although the album was another sizeable U.S. hit,
the video for the album's single, Rock Me Tonite, alienated some of
Squier's hardcore rock following, as the singer was filmed flamboyantly
prancing around his apartment in time to the music (and in a moment of
great delight, ripping off his shirt) -- resulting in the clip often
being considered one of the most inadvertently hilarious videos of all
time.
Squier continued to issue albums throughout the '80s (including such
titles as 1986's Enough Is Enough and 1989's Hear & Now), but it
wasn't enough to prevent his audience from moving on to such younger,
similarly styled acts as Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe, as the hits
eventually dried up. Squier continued to release albums in the '90s
(1991's Creatures of Habit, 1993's Tell the Truth, and 1998's Happy
Blue), but the hard rock audience, who became more interested in such
unpretentious rockers as Nirvana, had deemed the majority of '80s
rockers passé. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
Written by Greg Prato