United Kingdom, June 11 -- Billy Idol almost died from a heroin overdose.

The 69-year-old rocker had returned to London in 1984 to celebrate his success in the US but his partying with friends got out of hand and the group had to revive the Rebel Yell hitmaker when he "turned blue" and collapsed.

Speaking on documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival on Tuesday (10.06.25), he said: "I was coming back in triumph and I nearly ruined it.

"We flew to London where we met a load of our pals that we knew. They had some of the strongest heroin. Everybody did a line or so and they all nodded out except for me and this mate of mine."

As the rest of the group passed out, Billy and his friend kept taking the dr...