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Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially or harmful. (October 2010) () Billy Squier Birth name William Haislip Squier Born ( 1950-05-12) May 12, 1950 (age 67), United States Genres, Occupation(s) Musician Songwriter Instruments,,, Years active 1968–present Labels Associated acts Magic Terry and The Universe Kicks The Sidewinders Piper Website William Haislip Squier (, born May 12, 1950) is an American. Squier had a string of hits in the 1980s.

Listen to songs from the album Absolute Hits (Remastered). Squier’s first three albums — The Tale of the Tape. Absolute Hits (Remastered) Billy Squier.

He is best known for the song ',' from his 1981 album. Other hits include ', ',' ',' ',' ',' and '.'

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • Early life [ ] William Haislip Squier was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He is a 1968 graduate of Wellesley High School.

While growing up, he began playing piano and guitar, but did not become serious with music until discovering John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (with Eric Clapton). When Squier was nine, he took piano lessons for two years and his grandfather bribed him to continue for a third. After he stopped taking piano lessons, he became interested in guitar and bought one from a neighbor for $95. Squier never took guitar lessons. [ ] He briefly attended in 1971.

The '70s and '80s: 'Piper' and Solo Debut [ ] Billy Squier's first public performances were at a nightclub in Kenmore Square called in 1968, which was where he saw Eric Clapton and the band. Squier's first original effort was with the band Magic Terry & The Universe in 1969. In the early 1970s, he formed Kicks, which included future drummer. He then joined The Sidewinders. Squier left the group to form the band Piper in 1976, which released two, Piper and Can't Wait. However, he left soon after.

Upon reviewing the debut Piper, Magazine touted it as 'the greatest debut album ever produced by a US rock band.' Piper was managed by the same management company as Kiss, and indeed, it opened for Kiss during their 1977 tour, including two nights of a sold-out run at New York's. Squier signed with and released his solo debut in 1980., which included work by, later of, got Billy's momentum going, spending three months on 's album chart. The song 'You Should Be High Love'—for which Billy filmed an elaborate music video—got massive radio play.

The 1980s: Commercial Breakthrough [ ] Squier asked of to produce his second album,. May declined due to scheduling conflicts, but he recommended who had produced one of Queen's albums,. Squier and Mack went on to produce Don't Say No. The album became a smash, with the lead single, ',' becoming a hit all around the world, hitting the Top 20 in the US and reaching top 5 in Australia. 'In The Dark' and ' were successful follow-up singles.

Squier became popular on the new MTV cable channel as well as on Album Rock radio. Don't Say No reached the Top Five and lasted well over two years on 's album chart, eventually selling over 4 million copies in the US alone. [ ] Squier noted in an In the Studio interview that aired the week of July 27, 1992 that 'the label didn't even want 'The Stroke' on the album.' Billy Squier's third album for Capitol,, was released in 1982 and became nearly as successful as Don't Say No. The album also climbed into Billboard's Top Five and sold just under 3 million copies in the United States. The cover art was. The title track of the album, on which Squier shared vocals with 's frontman and drummer, was a popular MTV video, but the album's biggest hit was ',' which held the No.

1 spot on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks for 6 weeks and reached No. 32 on the Hot 100. Squier was the opening act for the North American leg of Queen's 1982 Hot Space Tour. That same year he recorded a song, 'Fast Times (The Best Years of Our Lives)' for the film. In the early 1980s Squier did several headlining arena tours—most notably with and —with a backing band that included Jeff Golub on guitar, Bobby Chouinard on drums, Alan St.

Jon on keyboards and Doug Lubahn on bass. Squier brought Def Leppard to the United States and broke them on the Emotions tour, in conjunction with the release of their LP. Two years passed before Squier's next album. It was his third consecutive Platinum album. The album's first single release, ',' was Squier's biggest career hit. The single reached #15 on the and hit the Top 10 of the singles chart. It also returned Billy to #1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart in August 1984.

However, the video for the track, which directed and which showed Squier dancing around a bedroom in a pink ripped T-shirt, not only caused some to question his sexuality, but Squier blamed the derailing of his career on the video., an MTV when it was released, called it 'a super-fun video and a super-great song,' and commented, 'I don’t remember that video being poorly received at the time.' Squier's career took a downturn afterward and he began playing smaller venues. His next album (1986) did poorly, selling approximately 300,000 copies. It did, however, feature another collaboration with Freddie Mercury on the songs 'Love is the Hero' and 'Lady With a Tenor Sax.' The 1990s: Career Decline [ ] Squier continued to perform and record throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He released, which featured the singles 'Don't Say You Love Me' (which hit #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went Top 10 on the Mainstream Rock chart) and 'Don't Let Me Go.'