One day shortly after the birth of his son (in June 1988), Billy Idol told his manager and long time girlfriend Perri Lister that he was calling a friend to go for a motorcycle ride. Leaving her by the pool, he went inside and called one of his many other girlfriends.

When he returned to the pool, Lister flew into a rage. Idol, clearly astonished, asked her why she thought he was cheating. By way of reply, she pointed to... the baby monitor!

[Though Perri knew there were other women her attitude was usually "out of sight, out of mind". Idol kept a separate house for his affairs and porn star orgies. It was crazy, Idol claimed, "like Roman times."]