Billy Idol claims he was asked to be in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Billy Idol claims he was asked to play Spike in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'. The 68-year-old rocker believes the spiky-haired vampire - who was ultimately played by James Marsters - in the hit TV series was entirely based on him and while he was keen to take on the role, his management felt it wouldn't be the right career move. Asked if he was flattered by the similarities between himself and Spike, he told The Guardian newspaper: "They wanted me to play Spike, to be quite honest. I wanted to do it because I believed I could learn to act by doing it. "But my manager didn’t want me to do televis...