Billy Duffy

Biography

Duffy was born and grew up in Manchester, England. He has Irish and Jewish heritage and ancestry. He began playing the guitar at the age of fourteen, being influenced by the music of Queen, Thin Lizzy, the Who, Aerosmith, Blue Öyster Cult, and the early work of Led Zeppelin. In the late 1970s he became involved in the punk movement, influenced by the New York Dolls, the Stooges, Buzzcocks, the Sex Pistols, and AC/DC. He started playing lead guitar with a number of different punk rock acts whilst still in school in the late 1970s, including the Studio Sweethearts.

Known For

MTV Video Music Awards

The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995

The Cult - New York City

The Cult - Brixton Academy 1987

The Cult - Music Without Fear

The Cult: Live from The Ritz

All Movies (6)

• Sin-Jin Smyth2006
• The Cult - New York City2006 · as Guitar
• The Cult - Music Without Fear2002 · as Guitar
• The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-19952001 · as Guitar
• The Cult - Brixton Academy 19871987 · as Guitarist
• The Cult: Live from The Ritz1985

All TV Shows (1)

• MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self