I think Bill is still alive and people are fooled by his wiki entry, which starts with "was a....". That's because he just left the business when he wanted to. Hope so, anyway. That is a very popular clip, because of the drummer, but even Bill can't really carry off wearing a tangerine roll-neck - nobody could. His music is really durable, though: I had my car broken into in Southampton in the late 70s/early 80s and they threw Bill's album (including Use Me) on the ground under the car. I didn't know this until I reversed over it. Still plays perfectly. Very special artist!
Edit Damn, I was wrong, sorry. RIP Bill and thanks for the music.