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Save the Music initiative will provide grants to 25 schools’ music programs over the next three years

Griffiths Middle School Marching Band and Billy Idol 511 Studios

Billy Idol was on hand as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Save the Music teamed to provide a California middle school with a music education program.

Idol, a 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee , was in attendance Thursday at Downey, California’s Griffiths Middle School for the event, where the rocker performed his “Rebel Yell” backed by the school band as well as participated in a Q&A with students.

“Rock & roll gave me a place to belong and a way to express myself. It’s fantastic to see these kids playing music and getting the chance to experience that same excitement,” Idol said in a statement to Rolling Stone .…