John Lydon addressed the controversy surrounding Kneecap during an appearance on Good Morning Britain, describing the Belfast trio as “my enemy from here on in for the rest of your mediocre existence.” Kneecap have been in the crossfires since their performance at Coachella in April that saw the band calling …
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John Lydon continues to bash his former Sex Pistols band mates following news of the group’s reunion tour with Gallows singer Frank Carter. “That’s a clown’s circus at work,” the singer formerly known as Johnny Rotten told the Independent of the Sex Pistols reunion tour. “Sorry, I’m not going to …
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The always acerbic John Lydon slammed “dull” Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and the “Johnny Rotten“-less Sex Pistols reunion tour in a new interview. Speaking to NME, the singer was asked about a wide range of topics, including contemporary punk acts (“Not much point”), a Daft Punk collaboration that didn’t happen, …
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Pioneering post-punks Public Image Ltd. are back with a new song, “Penge,” which will appear on their upcoming album, End of World, out Aug. 11 via PiL Official/Cargo UK Distribution. The album marks the band’s first in eight years and will be dedicated to John Lydon’s late wife, Nora Forster, …
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Nora Forster, the wife of Sex Pistols/Public Image Ltd. singer John Lydon and mother of the late Slits singer Ari Up, has died at the age of 80 following a lengthy and public battle with Alzheimer’s disease. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that …
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Public Image Ltd, the post-punk band founded by former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, made an earnest bid to represent Ireland in this year’s Eurovision song contest. While performing “Hawaii,” a song written about his wife who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease five years ago, Lydon was also agonizing over …
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John Lydon (née Johnny Rotten) and his Public Image Ltd. have failed in their bid to represent Ireland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. In January, the London-born Lydon announced plans to enter PiL’s latest single “Hawaii” — a song written for his wife Nora, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s …
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John Lydon (a.k.a Johnny Rotten) and his longstanding post-punk outfit Public Image Ltd. are eying up an unexpected achievement: Representing Ireland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with a new song, “Hawaii.” “Hawaii” — which also marks Public Image Ltd.’s first new song in about eight years — is far …
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John Lydon, who as Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten sneered the anti-royalty anthem “God Save the Queen,” issued a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following the monarch’s death Thursday. Roughly 45 years after Rotten penned the words “God save the Queen / the fascist regime” and “God save the Queen …
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