The influential band John Lydon called “degenerates”
The former Sex Pistols frontman discusses some of his early influences.
John Lydon Archives: 07/2024
The group John Lydon called “one of the most notoriously inept bands in music”
“The Pistols were an absolute threat.”
“What a pompous prat!”: The moment that made John Lydon loathe David Bowie
“Mr. Bowie wanted me removed – thrown out, in fact.”
John Lydon on the ultimate hypocrisy of The Rolling Stones: “The system! They became it!”
“They became like little royal families unto themselves…”
“That one album was great”: The classic punk album Ozzy Osbourne said “captured something”
The Black Sabbath frontman was tentatively intrigued by the punk movement.
“Leave it”: Paul Weller on why John Lydon became the antithesis of punk
“You can never recapture what has gone.”
When John Lydon brutally compared Billy Idol to Cliff Richard: “Get it together”
“Come on boys, get it together…”
“It drew me in”: The musician who inspired Jah Wobble to play bass
A pivotal moment in the PiL bassist’s life.