Billy Idol reveals he nearly died of a heroin overdose in London in 1984 in the new documentary 'Billy Idol Should Be Dead,' which premiered on June 10 at Tribeca Festival.

The new documentary “Billy Idol Should Be Dead,” which premiered at the Tribeca Festival on Tuesday, reveals how the punk rocker suffered a near-fatal overdose in 1984.

Idol has been talking about his new autobiography, “Dancing With Myself,” a 300-plus-page tome, much of which functions as a cautionary tale on the hazards of extreme drug abuse.