William Haislip "Billy" Squier (birthday May 12, 1950) born and raised in Wellesley Massachusetts. When he was nine years old, Squier started taking piano lessons that were taught by his grandfather, which lasted for two years. When he was twelve he became interested at playing the guitar and bought a danelectro guitar from his friend for 90 dollars. When Squier was sixteen in 1966, he and some high school friends form a band called the Bluesbreakers. Shortly after his high school graduation in 1968, he got his first gig at the Psychedelic Supermarket where he saw Eric Clapton and his band Cream perform.

Squier signed with Capitol Records to release his solo debut in 1980. Tale of the Tape was a minor hit, partly because Squier played a mixture of pop and rock, which earned him a large crossover audience. The song "You Should Be High Love" received a fair amount of play on album rock stations, but no single cracked the pop charts. Years later, the song "The Big Beat" was sampled in rap songs.

Squier asked Brian May to produce his album Don’t Say No. Unfortunately, May had to decline due to scheduling conflicts, but he recommended instead Reinhold Mack who had produced one of Queen’s most successful albums ever, The Game, Squier agreed, and Mack went on to produce Don’t Say No. The album became a smash, with the lead single "The Stroke" becoming a hit all around the world, hitting the Top 20 in the US and even topping the singles chart in Australia. "In The Dark" and "My Kinda Lover" were successful follow-up singles. Squier was a monster act on Album Rock radio with every track on the album receiving airplay. Don’t Say No reached the Top 5 and lasted well over two years on Billboard's album chart, selling nearly 4 million copies in the US. What truly distinguished the album was the amazing longevity of the tracks, many of which still receive recognition on "classic rock" radio stations.

Billy Squier's third album for Capitol, Emotions In Motion, was released in 1982 and became nearly as successful as Don’t Say No. This album also climbed into Billboard's Top 5 and sold nearly 3 million US copies. The lead single was the album's title track but the major hit was "Everybody Wants You" which hit #1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart and #32 on the Hot 100. Squier was also popular on MTV. That same year, he recorded a song for the movie Fast Tines at Ridgemont High.