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BILLY MORRISON<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>takes a deep dive into his psyche with\u00a0\u201cHollow,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0the title track of the British guitarist, singer, and songwriter\u2019s album of the same name out\u00a0August 7<\/strong>\u00a0via\u00a0TLG | ZOID distributed by Virgin Music Group. The sonically explosive and lyrically gripping single is released today (June 12) along with an artful and eye-popping lyric video that traces MORRISON\u2019s previously unhinged life. View the Mike Savage-directed video\u00a0<\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and listen to the autobiographical song, highlighted by MORRISON\u2019s deeply felt vocals and sweeping lead guitar runs,\u00a0<\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe title track to my new album was inspired by the life that I led when I was homeless and addicted to heroin,\u201d says\u00a0MORRISON<\/strong>. \u201cBegging for money on the streets and being the guy that people crossed the street from, I would watch people\u2019s faces as they walked towards me, gradually realizing they had to walk past me and being disgusted at how dirty I was, or that I was begging for change. That leaves an indelible mark on your soul and the song is about slowly crawling out of that hollow life.\u201d Read the full Q&A about the track and video below.<\/p>\n MORRISON<\/strong>\u00a0is now lighting up the rock charts with\u00a0HOLLOW<\/u><\/strong>\u2018s first single\u00a0\u201cBecoming\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0[feat.\u00a0Sully Erna<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0Godsmack<\/strong>\u00a0& GRAMMY\u00ae Award winner\u00a0Nuno Bettencourt\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0Extreme<\/strong>]. It has surged at rock radio, hitting #20 this week on\u00a0Billboard<\/strong>\u2018s \u201cMainstream Rock\u201d chart. \u00a0Revolver<\/a>\u00a0dove into the track headfirst with an extensive feature interview, going on to note that \u201cMORRISON<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Fuel<\/strong>\u00a0member\u00a0Brett Scallions<\/strong>\u00a0co-wrote the song before sending it over to\u00a0Erna<\/strong>, who delivers an impassioned and raspy set of lines.\u00a0Bettencourt<\/strong>\u00a0rises to the occasion and rips pure hellfire on his guest solo.\u201d Listen to the song\u00a0HERE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and watch the video\u00a0HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Throughout an illustrious career,\u00a0BILLY MORRISON<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0has played live in front of millions of fans, collaborated with every A-list rockstar under the sun (even notching a #1 single with the late\u00a0Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong>), sold his paintings in galleries on multiple continents, and logged hundreds of hours on-air as a radio host for\u00a0SiriusXM<\/strong>. And yet\u2014some folks wonder, \u201cWho the F%@K is Billy Morrison?<\/strong>\u201d Which is the title of a new short film that answers the question. Directed and edited by\u00a0Mike Savage<\/strong>, it tells his story through punchy editing, candid footage, and new interviews with\u00a0Duff McKagan<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/strong>,\u00a0Al Jourgensen<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0Ministry<\/strong>,\u00a0B-Real\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0Cypress Hill<\/strong>,\u00a0Nuno Bettencourt<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0Extreme<\/strong>, mixer\/engineer\/producer\u00a0Barry Pointer<\/strong>, and\u00a0MORRISON\u00a0<\/strong>himself. Watch the six-minute documentary\u00a0HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Two years ago,\u00a0BILLY MORRISON<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>released\u00a0THE MORRISON PROJECT<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0via\u00a0TLG | ZOID distributed by Virgin Music Group.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>It marked his third solo album (and first since 2015) and produced the\u00a0#1 Active Rock Song<\/strong>\u00a0(Mediabase) in America: \u201cCrack Cocaine\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0featuring\u00a0<\/strong>Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<\/strong>Steve Stevens<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and co-written by all three artists. \u00a0A deluxe edition of the album followed in 2025 and bonus track,\u00a0\u201cGods Of Rock and Roll (Orchestral)\u201d\u2014<\/strong>another seismic collaboration with\u00a0Osbourne<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Stevens<\/strong>\u2014landed in the Active Rock Top Ten (Mediabase).<\/p>\n HOLLOW<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>will follow the success of\u00a0THE MORRISON PROJECT<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0format with 12 songs, half sung by Morrison and half sung by a handful of\u00a0MORRISON<\/strong>\u2018s friends. Guests include\u00a0Dexter Holland<\/strong>,\u00a0Marilyn Manson<\/strong>,\u00a0Chuck D<\/strong>,\u00a0B Real<\/strong>,\u00a0Duff McKagan<\/strong>,\u00a0Steve Stevens<\/strong>,\u00a0DMC<\/strong>, and the above-mentioned\u00a0Sully Erna<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Nuno Bettencourt,<\/strong>\u00a0among others. \u00a0\u201cForgive Me,\u201d \u201cThe Tailor,\u201d \u201cNo Suspects,\u201d \u201cAnother Day,\u201d \u201cLeave No Trace,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0\u201cBecoming\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>are among the song titles.<\/p>\n \u201cHollow\u201d Single\/Video\u2014Q & A with BILLY MORRISON<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u201dHollow\u201d is an intense and poignant song about personal desperation, with a reference to a \u201cnarcotic embrace.\u201d Can you tell us what inspired the song?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n MORRISON<\/u><\/strong>: The title track to my new album, HOLLOW, was inspired by the life that I led when I was homeless and addicted to heroin. Begging for money on the streets, and being the guy that people crossed the street from \u2026\u2026. I would watch peoples faces as they walked towards me, gradually realizing they had to walk past me and being disgusted at how dirty I was, or that I was begging for change. That leaves an indelible mark on your soul and the song is about slowly crawling out of that hollow life.<\/p>\n \u2022Looking at your career overall, you\u2019ve been known primarily as a rhythm guitar player. \u201cHollow,\u201d with its soaring, stadium-sized guitar lines, especially shows how much you\u2019ve developed as a strong and confident lead guitarist. Can you tell us about your development?<\/strong><\/p>\n MORRISON<\/u><\/strong>: I think it was only a matter of time before I somewhat \u201cgraduated\u201d as a guitar player into the category known as \u201clead guitarist.\u201d \u00a0Basically playing so much guitar for so many years, it was a natural learning curve for me. I would never stand next to any of the greats, but I can clearly play what\u2019s needed in my own music, and that would be primarily due to the encouragement and belief of Steve Stevens, who has always allowed me to stretch in the Billy Idol band. I also gravitate to the kind of lead and solos that are musical, not necessarily a thousand notes a second. So that helps!\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022This is so much more than a lyric video\u2014artful and eye-popping\u2014following right in line with your previous standout videos. It mixes black and white urban footage from the UK with colorful, surrealist imagery. It\u2019s a fantastic visual vehicle for the song. \u00a0Can you tell us how it all came together and who directed it?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n MORRISON<\/u><\/strong>: I definitely wanted to utilize the technology we now have available to us, even though this is \u201cjust\u201d a lyric video! So I had a conversation with Mike Savage (who made the \u201cWho the F%@K is Billy Morrison?\u201d mini doc) and it turned out he was dabbling with all kinds of crazy tech and agreed to try a few things for this lyric video. I had no idea how it would turn out, but the brief was: \u201cLondon, homeless, begging for change, being judged and criticized, Alice In Wonderland choruses.\u201d And look what he came up with from just that brief description! I\u2019m very happy.<\/p>\n Billy Morrison is a British guitarist, singer, and songwriter, widely known as Billy Idol\u2019s rhythm guitar player for the past 17 years alongside lead guitarist Steve Stevens. He is also a solo recording artist in his right having released three albums including the successful and acclaimed The Morrison Project in 2024 via TLG | ZOID distributed by Virgin Music Group.<\/strong>\u00a0His fourth solo album,\u00a0Hollow, will arrive in August 2026, also on TLG | ZOID distributed by Virgin Music Group.<\/strong>\u00a0Morrison is also a former member of The Cult and Circus Diablo and currently also performs with the superstar cover band known as The Royal Machines. In addition, Morrison is a contemporary fine artist whose Warhol-inspired work has been shown at top galleries. He also has a regular show, \u201cInfluenced,\u201d on SiriusXM\u2019s Ozzy\u2019s Boneyard (ch. 38), where he delves deep into the dynamic relationship between art and music.<\/p>\n Connect with\u00a0BILLY MORRISON:<\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong>X<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source metalplanetmusic.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BILLY MORRISON\u00a0takes a deep dive into his psyche with\u00a0\u201cHollow,\u201d\u00a0the title track of the British guitarist, singer, and songwriter\u2019s album of the same name out\u00a0August 7\u00a0via\u00a0TLG | ZOID distributed by Virgin Music Group. 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