John Lydon — a.k.a. Johnny Rotten, lead singer of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. — has written a brief and to-the-point editorial for the U.K.’s Times that ranges from his thoughts on the ro…
that ranges from his thoughts on the royal family to his wife’s struggle with Alzheimers, from Danny Boyle’s new biopic “Pistol” and his early struggles with fame.
Yet the most striking statements are him effectively contradicting the world-shattering statements he made in the Sex Pistols’ first two singles, which laid the template for much of punk rock’s ethos: In it, he says “anarchy is a terrible idea” and “God bless the Queen,” which reverts the withering sarcasm of the group’s second single, “God Save the Queen” as Britain observes Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.
He counters the concept of anarchy in stronger terms. “Anarchy is a terrible idea. Let’s get that clear. I’m not an anarchist,” he continues. “And I’m amazed that there are websites out there – .org anarchist sites – funded fully by the corporate hand and yet ranting on about being outside the shitstorm. It’s preposterous.”
“The new Danny Boyle series about the Sex Pistols is like that David Cassidy show,” he writes, presumably referring to lily-white 1970s U.S. television show, “The Partridge Family.” “That’s about as much effort they put into it. They’ve gone for fluff. And that’s a shame. It’s such a great story. And one that I won’t be allowed to tell.”
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