Article continues below advertisementOK! can reveal Billy Idol has revealed he nearly died from a heroin overdose at the height of his fame, with the 70-year-old rocker admitting the incident came just days before a major solo career milestone.The "Rebel Yell" singer, 70, opens up about the near-fatal episode in the new documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead, which charts his rise from London's punk scene to international stardom. Born in 1955 in Middlesex and raised in Bromley, Idol first found success with Generation X before moving to New York as the punk movement faded.