Billy Zoom (born
Tyson Kindell on February 20, 1948, in
Savanna, Illinois) is an
American guitarist, best known as one of the founders of the
punk rock band
X. He is an Anaheim resident and owns the Billy Zoom Custom Shop near Old Towne Orange. The 67-year-old was diagnosed in 2015 with an aggressive form of bladder cancer and will begin immediate treatment. He has since stated that he is "cancer-free" but will continue receiving chemotherapy treatments.