Whatever you might think of the Sex Pistols, P.I.L., lyrics, behaviour... I will remember John for taking care of his wife (who was suffering from dementia) till her dying day. As a daughter of a mother with Alzheimer's I know what it takes.
@@DoesntMatter123a I just did a little fact checking and 3 websites said he has a "net worth of $500,000." A 4th said he is worth: "1 million Dollar[s]." More than I have and I don't usually go out of my way to defend rich people, but I don't like it when people attack punks and artists for being "sell-outs." Maybe that is a little more realistic context, to consider.
@@DoesntMatter123a I don't necessarily disagree with everything you are saying, but you seem to be contradicting yourself. People are not perfect, he's a punk, but the video we watched seemed to say he did good by his wife, who died. I think how a person is raised can be referenced in how a person sees themselves. Again, he made music and isn't a multimillionaire. I think there are plenty of evil multimillionaires, but someone who makes music isn't on the top of my evildoers list. Why are you shitting on this human, whose wife died? I am doing this because you are attacking someone who made art and implying or stating that he is a sell-out and that is taking away from the story of him taking care of his wife, as she died. Was there something I missed about him doing something wrong to people who are "on benefits" or are "working class"?
@@DoesntMatter123a I also opened up to being wrong, by asking a question, earlier. But what was I wrong about, cause I thought I had most of that right? I don’t even know what your point is, are you an uber-punk?
Step grandsons. They were 14 at the time with no stability in their life. He never had a child of his own. I don't think his wife wanted another as Ari was grown.
@@lemsip207It doesn't matter. 14 is a very difficult age for anyone, and to take on a child that is not biologically yours speaks volumes about the man, and deserves nothing but respect.
@kdlofty Did I say it mattered? I was only pointing out they were his step grandsons. When they were younger, he would have had some contact in visits from them as well but then would have become responsible for them from the age of 14. He helped raised his three younger brothers from an early age and had jobs working with children as well before the Sex Pistols.
"My advise to an member of the working class. Get smart and read as much as you can and find out who's using you." I could not agree more. I admire Johny for speaking his mind out about Jimmy Saville. He hit the nail on the head. His devotion to his wife is touching. I emphathise. I speak as one who looked after my father who had dementia. So, Johny. If you are reading this. Have a good cry. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Keep up the good fight.
@@eatassonthefirstdateSavile was simply the most cold, callous & calculated piece of shit to have occupied the Establishment of Great Britain, to cleverly keep everyone guessing whether something about him was wrong. Hidden in plain sight, wrecked dozens of lives, nobody could complain about him & he was able to stay in total safety from being arrested. The prime minister of the time was good friends with him, as was our current monarch. Hid himself behind "endless charity work" while carrying out some terrifying and depraved harm on young women & children. Never punished either. Conned everyone who thought he was a good samaritan. Savile was utter vermin
@eatassonthefirstdate he was a very famous BBC presenter in the 70s and 80s, best known for his children's T.V show Jim'll Fix It. He was later (after his death) found out to be a paedophile, although people knew nothing was done about it whilst he was alive.
I watched a documentary on him and how he, at the time , was caring for his wife and how he took in the grandkids as they were running wild and no-one could control them. He dropped everything to care for his loved ones. He's a better man than many give him credit for as well as better than many.
He helped raise his younger brothers from a very young age as his mother couldn't cope often with an absentee husband working away from home. The family even had an aunt sharing their room with them. Their only other room was the kitchen. Later they moved to a two bedroom flat.
It's ok saying that but I have never known anybody change his mind so much about so many things. He has been asked a number of times over the years what music he likes. In one he says 'Nothing', in another he says 'Nothing except Iggy Pop and Reggae' , in others he has mentioned Kate Bush yet in his book he mentions The Kinks, The Doors, Hawkwind etc. He says exactly what he wants without thinking about it on the spur of the moment.
There’s nothing wrong with being spontaneous whatsoever…..if you wake up every day and want to listen to the same thing every day you’re just really narrow-minded and a dullard
It certainly said a lot, but wasn't a surprise. I never saw his express anything but the upmost respect and love for her and their age difference seems to have never been an issue.
Absolutely nothing rotten about John. He gives the underdog, the working class, the minorities a voice, because he's one of us. The most sensitive, empathetic and aware person you could meet.
He deserves nothing but pure admiration and love for the way he looked after his wife I saw a touching interview when he was promoting his Eurovision song about how when he FaceTimed her she’d look behind the i pad for him, he laughed but you could tell how touching he felt and how he truly loved her, he’s played the game on his terms and in my opinion he was the true talent in the Sex Pistols when he left all that crap with Ronnie Biggs and the stuff they did made them cartoon caricatures of what they were and some of what he said made sense but no one took notice because it was him saying it I could be wrong but I really admire the man
John was absolutely spot-on about so many things, for some reason, people seem to hate those who are straight-up honest about things, and they do their best to keep those who are straight-up honest, quiet.
Probably one of the most honest and out spoken individuals. I personally think it’s the reason so many people have taken issue with him. I would recommend anyone to read his first autobiography that was written in the early 90’s. One of the unique things about it is that it has friends, family and former band band mates give their point of view
9:01 couldn’t agree more about Donna Summer. Her passing was largely ignored compared to the ridiculous outpouring over Whitney Houston due mostly to Houstons struggles with drugs. Amazing voice and a trailblazer.
As a musician and songwriter myself, it's fascinating how we can draw inspiration from genres we don't even write in (and if we don't then our own sound will stagnate)
That’s wholly incorrect. I’m a black man in his 40s and a musician from a family of musicians. Whitney and Donna were named as common in my home as Mary in Mexican households. That’s such a poorly-evidenced theory. Because for one it conflates media coverage with popular grief, and the two do not mirror each other. But two, Donna Summer stopped putting out music decades before she died. She’ll always have a legacy as a queen of the disco era, but Whitney Houston was recording and releasing music until the day she died. When I hear the song “My Love Is Your Love” I have memories of a high school dance where everyone knew all the words. Also a sudden death that has seedy details will always receive more coverage from one whose details were deliberately kept quietly. Y’all need to be better theorists, or deepen your repertoire of cultural knowledge.
@@Randomjackass135 That dude didn't say anything about race, so put the card back in the deck, both singers were amazingly talented and let's leave it at that
@@Randomjackass135 this is a fair point. I loved Donna Summer as a kid but she's not as well known among the younger generations. I think she died over a decade ago as well.
John is the genuine article. I praise him every time I see him on anything. In a world full of bullshit, he is a shining beacon of truth, light and kindness. Whoever thought we would be saying that of Johnny Rotten all the way in 2024? ....he's so smart. RIP Nora. She was a truly remarkable woman. We love you John. Be well. We need you in this world every day.
Except he might have been a little less coy with the Jimmy Savile innuendo in '78 though, couldn't he? I mean years later, he wants credit for saying with a wink, wink, nudge, nudge, "we've all heard the rumors". He could have said *_EXACTLY_* what he'd heard and been true to his punk principles. Or maybe he had a career to think about.
Great video, thanx for that! People judge other people without knowing them. I was lucky enough to meet and talk to him for hours backstage after the most recent PIL show in Cologne a couple of weeks ago. He was so likeable, funny, respectful and completely down to earth. You couldn't dislike him even if you tried to.
John held a mirror up to the world & all the people said “oooh isn’t it rotten” what a clever devil he is, but a remarkable human being who loves a bit of an argument
It was always showmanship. If you were going to pay your hard earned money to see his band, he was going to give you your money’s worth. He speaks the truth. He absolutely knew as fact Jimmy Savile was a paedophile, but the media tried to shut him down, and they did the same to the many others who dared say it, too. John was the first to say it, though.
The msm make everyone who disagree with the machine and the indoctrination monster. they don't work for working class people, they work for the elites who dictate what the governement must do or not to maintain their precious social score and financing. It's nothing new here really.
he had to fight the media while the creeps always have a media to present their micky mouse music and hatred and lack of ability as art like eminem and the beastie boys who contributed nothing to anyone. they only made greasy pigs more confident and cocky at being the greasy pigs that they are. that is their legacy.
This man deserves so much credit than what he gets and he also deserves some apologies from people. Not that he cares and that is why people like him because he's truthful and honest. Even if some of his views have changed which he actually took back what he said about the royal family. If you read about it, he said that now he understands the importance of them even though he still thinks they're up themselves so he didn't take that back 😆. He's smart enough to realize when he's wrong and right and he's intelligent enough to work things out and he will not have any company tell him to be silent.
Absolutely, individuals like him are a rare breed these days. It takes guts to speak your mind in a world full of sanitizers. He may ruffle feathers, but that's precisely why he resonates. Keep it authentic, keep it punk! 🤘
The short answer is yes. John was right about everything and people that know his work are better for it. Side note, he’s inspired more than just other punk bands. If you’re a Metal person you don’t have to look far to find some of your favorite bands are massive fans of the Sex Pistol or even PIL. The aggression that exists in the SP are within most Metal albums, different notes, different distortion or vocal approaches but the aggression is the same and that is a gift from John that will continue to inspire for ages to come.
Looking back at Donna Summer's greatest hits, it's clear she was a trailblazer in the music industry. Her influence can still be heard today, reminding us of a time when artists pushed boundaries and created timeless classics. Rock on!
Definitely don’t need the “education” from teachers today who only seem to teach pronouns, CRT, climate change and anything thing else to brainwash kids with. It would be nice if they taught some useful subjects and how to think
@@naradaian Exactly. In fact, "read everything you can" implies that everyone ought read well beyond what academia requires. Educators would have us believe that anarchy is defined as chaos... Anarchy etymology, from the Greek an; without. Archos; chief or ruler. Much of the early underground Punk was largely frantic dissonance, not even approaching music. I know because I was there. At least in the time. Johnny simply spoke with a different lexicon to a different emotionally driven mentition. I appreciate that he did. Pink Floyd and Genesis, up to and including Wind and Wuthering were, and will remain true classical music. There were so many truly great bands of the era... It's a great day when you realize you're not just another brick...
What you didn't mention which is quite important was that you said about all the band's that he influenced but didn't say who he was influenced by and needs to be mentioned as Johnny once said himself and he even went as far as to say that if he hadn't gone and seen this band he wasn't sure if punk would have been around!!! I was amazed and surprised as the band happens to be my all time favourite band and I'm 55 ! That band was the legendary hawkwind!!! It surprised me as people had tried, mistakenly, to pigeonhole them as hippies and he openly said that he hated hippies but he knew that they were ahead of the times and were very underrated and they weren't afraid to experiment with different sounds and work with a wide variety of musicians and not only did they not conform to earn money and remained independent and true to themselves a huge amount of successful acts said that as well as being influenced by them they were changed and never looked at life in the same way ever again!!! Even John said that before the pistols were even thought of he went to a hawkwind gig and took LSD and hey presto!!! The sex pistols were conceived! I believe that they are one of the very few bands that John admires and I think that he liked the way that they were so unpredictable and never gave a toss so you can see why he related to some, not all!, but some of their music!....50 yes 50 years on and they have just released I think about their 40th album!!!! not bad for a bunch of hippies!!!! 🤣🤣👏👏👏🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧❤️💪
Call them hippies, freaks or whatever, Hawkwind have always stood outside everything and were part of the counterculture, which continued on into punk. Lyndon was also a fan of reggae (a lot of punks were) and Van der Graaf Generator, another band who stood alone despite being lumped in with prog.
Being brutally honest was, and should still be, regarded as a positive character trait. Has anyone apologized to the man about the Saville incident? No one cares who “invented” punk, it just is and can’t be owned.
So like John , intelligent , compassionate man . Could listen to him for hours , so sad for the loss of his wife , he bore it so well . She would be proud of him . Would love to have a one to one with him , his love of all music is similar to mine . Go Johnny , we love you . Thanks' for all the great music , past and present .
Thanks for this fair portrait of a man I admire and respect. I feel lucky to have seen the Sex Pistols and Early PIL live. His intelligence is and humanity is undeniable.
It shows how much you love your wife, Mr. Lydon, by devoting yourself 100% to her when she truly needed you. You have my respect on many levels but seeing as you stayed by her side shows a great deal of love, strength and patience. If only all husbands and wives would do show that much love towards each other the world might be a better place. Who founded Punk Rock? Well that's up for grabs but I'd say The MC5, The New York and Iggy Pop and The Stooges easily helped lay the ground work for it, and bands such as The Doors and Velvet Underground gave it its avant garde aspect. I'd even go as far as saying that some people see these bands as the first Punk Bands as they did what they wanted against the norms of "mainstream shit music". You don't have to like these bands at all, but they did help create the genre and inspire a lot of people. We also can't forget the band Death as they were an amazing early Punk band as well.
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@@plejady I try too…lol. Mr Lydon always spoke his mind . If he was to ever speak to me, I would believe what he said , above any politician in the UK today. He could run for PM as at least he is honest.
The man was and is right about so much it's staggering! He was always my favourite of the punk performers because of his shrewd, burning intelligence and insight into the way life was and is and his wit was always a joy. Frankly the other Pistols seemed quite thick in comparison and members of other bands must have envied them having him on vocals. I also admired his ability to move on after the Pistols imploded but tried to carry on without him. PIL was such an interesting development after, his distinctive vocal style adapting to a new-sounding band effortlessly. Even reuniting the Pistols in later years was validated by his presence because it just wouldn't have been "right" without him. He is a legend and one of the all-time greatest music business characters. 🙂💟
The basic thing with The Pistols is that they wrote great tunes and huge riffs. That’s what set them apart. In the same way as Black Sabbath. I loved them both.
Haha, I was just thinking of the time we were on the train to Glasgow to see Sabbath at the Apollo in '78 and loads of punks got on, we found out Sham 69 were playing in Glasgow too, half the train full of metal heads half of Punks.. I was shitting myself, they all looked fucking wild ..mind you I was only 14 😂😂😂
Absolutely! Metal Box is a groundbreaking album that pushed boundaries and inspired countless artists. It's a true masterpiece that will stand the test of time. Icons like PiL should be celebrated for their creative genius. 🤘🎶 #BritishMusic #MetalBox #PunkRockLegacy
He undoubtedly inspired the punk movement in England or Britain but America had already its own scene with roots in Iggy or MC5. I’m not sure of the timeline but was there a direct connection between his juke box jury Jimmy Savile comment & Branson packing him off to Jamaica ? In his biography he says it was to protect him from physical attacks from Royalist imbeciles but if Saviles’ evil influence was anything he’d surely been after John after that beauty on national telly. Or was that Savile comment actually transmitted ? When there’s so much wonderful post rock music available it blows my mind that old people still buy pink Floyd !
Well, I'll tell ya, it's a sad day when the King leaves us. But hey, his legacy lives on! And who knows, maybe another rock 'n' roll rebel will rise up and shake things up in his honor. Keep rockin' on, folks! 🤘
I follow Punk since i was 12, so 1979, until today, meanwhile P.I.L. and now as John Lydon. He is a voice for the underdogs, the youth from the working class kids and now still for minorities!!! GOD SAVE JOHNNY LYDON!!!
That's the BBC for you, always marching to the beat of their own drum. Forty years and they still don't get it! Just when you think they might listen, they prove they're just as tone-deaf as ever. Sigh.
Mrs H 🇬🇧 .... In 1979 I was a 12yr old kid ... John was a wild kid like I was and became but he knew Morales ..... I knew he was right all along ....He is more blunt than me although I do get told about my bluntness but why hide the truth if your innocent & your only crime is speaking the truth in a common blunt way.....I was young when he walked out of a studio ( My own Mother even believed him ) He said what he'd seen in his young way of saying it & my age group believed him...BUT weren't he right ... Many where scared but he also saved many from Seville .... Johnny is priceless....He spoke up when many cowards didn't ....You got to admire him for that ....Thanks John Lyndon....We who loved you thank you so much... Your no coward... You spoke up & saved many from that creature Jimmy Seville....😉💋
The Pistols made one album. A recording that is still as visceral as when it came out. Think about it, most bands have a catalogue. They had ONE album. That album shaped everything we hear now.
All I have here is that John is one of the most beautiful and extremely knowledgeable human beings ...I remember my mum rolling her eyes and ubremember saying ,"mum,stolen judging people whom you don't know cos one day you will need a person you don't know who will judge you for it" thankyiu for being inspirational in many ways John 💜🖤💜
A downright kind, decent and fiercely intelligent free thinker. John Lyndon has become a bit of a hero of mine. His honesty when talking about his friend Sid Vicious, and his wife, who he obviously adored, is both heartbreaking and inspiring. True proof that you most definitely should never judge a book by its cover. A Prince among men.
Self education helps keeping my anger inside, I'm 60 I grew up with the pistols n pil ,these bands said what alot of people thought but never said I did n I was an outcast, but I shocked with violence not words That's where self education is vital for the soul, n saving alot of skinned knuckles John was himself, n people hate his outspoken truth He's a wolf Most are sheep
I was a Punk right through the 1980's here in Australia, and went Punk in 1980. There was a lot of stuff in this video that even I didn't know. Punk to me, and most of my cohorts from back then, was always a British thing. No Punks that I knew in those years liked the Ramones or even listened to American Punk Rock. And most of us got away from it when it started to become a commercial product. Punk Rock today, is nothing compared to what it was in the late 1970's and early 1980's. And to all the young people reading this. Don't listen to the new Punk Rock, it's rubbish. They're just trying to rip you off and sell records. They don't care about Punk at all. If you want to listen to Real Punk Rock, listen to the British Punk compilation albums, British Punk Bands, British Oi bands and albums, and British Ska bands and albums from the late 1970's and early 1980's. That's where you'll find the true soul of Punk Rock.
If you ignored American punk just because it was American, you ignored a lot of great music. Ramones, black flag, Social Distortion, the Dictators, Misfits, Dead Boys, etc.
@@MrJett1971 I didn't say we ignored it. We just didn't listen to it. We knew who most of the American bands were, we were there at the start. But you forgot the Dead Kennedys, CH3, etc, etc ,etc. Black Flag were okay, but I never liked them as much as others. But all this was forty years ago don't forget. And I was mentioning the Punk Rock of today. Which is rubbish compared to the original stuff. Like X-Ray Specs, Sex Pistols, The Partisans, Cock Sparrer, Sham 69, Bad Manners, etc. I wasn't saying that the American Punk was bad, just not many of us listened to it. Bands like SubHUmAns, Conflict, Crass, UK Subs, Blitz, Exploited, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, and those mentioned above were always bigger in Australia. Which is probably because most of the music that was coming into Australia was from Britain anyway. Cheers mate.
@@MrJett1971The American punk stuff was seen as skater music in Australia back then, except maybe Dead Kennedys. I remember black flag and all that playing at the skatepark in Melbourne when i was a kid. The british stuff was darker and more edgy, the legit punks used to all have Sex pistols and Damned t-shirts and safety pins through their faces and were a bit too scary for me. Somehow American punk was more wholesome and showy. British punk was like something you found in the gutter.
I was never a punk, and I didn't really like it, but it absolutely needed to happen - rock was getting a bit "up itself" and needed a shake-up. And the original punks did that for sure. Modern punk has become just another genre. I say I didn't like punk much, but even so I kind of admired bands like the Damned - but the sex pistols I really didn't like, they were too "produced", I thought, for the spirit of punk, and I kind of thought of Johnny as a fraud. BUT- I see a lot of stuff about him now which makes me think again.
Was never a punk. Although I do listen to the pistols now with fondness. British punk was raw. American punk was commercial. But Jon was a stalwart of humanity. He credits here Kate Bush etc, calls out paedophiles and stated JS would get away with it. My biggest admiration for this guy, is his love and care for Norma. In interviews, you could see the glint in his eye when Norma was mentioned, tinged with sadness maybe, but he was a true gent, carer, genius and yet, humble with it. At times he was uncouth, but a truth teller and never sold out, respect.
I disagree. American punk became commercial but a great number of American bands including Televison, Richard Hell And The Voidoids, Black Flag, The Circle Jerks, The Stooges, The Dead Boys, Bad Brains, The Germs, The Dead Kennedys, The Submensas, Scream, Government Issue, Fugazi, Minor Threat and many more were hardly commercial, far far far from it.
Absolutely without question - a Hero, a Legend - Musician, Poet and Prophet - the ORIGINAL Influencer and Content Creator!! Everything he does is EPIC, outrageous yet humble, hilarious, honest, sincere and righteous. The BEST.
He is a legend, a very under appreciated legend. I recall his comments about Pedo Savile and my aunt losing it about what he said and her world falling apart when it turned out to be true.
The Clash - "The Magnificent Seven" - 1980 , 1st rap/rock song . The song was inspired by old school hip hop acts from New York City, like the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five.
He is someone I admire, agree&disagree with in equal measure, speaks his view of the truth and in later years shown he is a kind gentle man but still keeps the rebellion in his heart. I think that is exactly how he would want to be seen. We need more like him in all walks of life
A angel don't always have to have wings he had a voice and wasn't afraid to say his thoughts about any subjects he was a honest true person and a legend.
John has to be the most fascinating, authentic and captivating frontman in musical history. He is a musical genius and icon. He has and will always be my favourite Rock Star. ❤
Totally saw this coming! You can't trust the establishment to protect you. Always be skeptical and question authority. Stay punk, stay free. #LibertyPrevails
Whatever you might think of the Sex Pistols, P.I.L., lyrics, behaviour... I will remember John for taking care of his wife (who was suffering from dementia) till her dying day. As a daughter of a mother with Alzheimer's I know what it takes.
It isn't possible to appreciate the ordeal without experiencing it. Hypothesising doesn't come close.
Thanks. I am in a similar way. It's a little sad, but the right thing.
I still like the music.
@@DoesntMatter123a I just did a little fact checking and 3 websites said he has a "net worth of $500,000." A 4th said he is worth: "1 million Dollar[s]." More than I have and I don't usually go out of my way to defend rich people, but I don't like it when people attack punks and artists for being "sell-outs." Maybe that is a little more realistic context, to consider.
@@DoesntMatter123a I don't necessarily disagree with everything you are saying, but you seem to be contradicting yourself. People are not perfect, he's a punk, but the video we watched seemed to say he did good by his wife, who died. I think how a person is raised can be referenced in how a person sees themselves. Again, he made music and isn't a multimillionaire. I think there are plenty of evil multimillionaires, but someone who makes music isn't on the top of my evildoers list. Why are you shitting on this human, whose wife died? I am doing this because you are attacking someone who made art and implying or stating that he is a sell-out and that is taking away from the story of him taking care of his wife, as she died. Was there something I missed about him doing something wrong to people who are "on benefits" or are "working class"?
@@DoesntMatter123a I also opened up to being wrong, by asking a question, earlier. But what was I wrong about, cause I thought I had most of that right? I don’t even know what your point is, are you an uber-punk?
John's marriage and love for his wife was his greatest achievement without doubt. Selfless, committed and real.
He also raised his 3 Grandsons as his own kids. *He is a great dude* .
Step grandsons. They were 14 at the time with no stability in their life. He never had a child of his own. I don't think his wife wanted another as Ari was grown.
@lemsip207 thanks for your service.
@@lemsip207It doesn't matter. 14 is a very difficult age for anyone, and to take on a child that is not biologically yours speaks volumes about the man, and deserves nothing but respect.
@kdlofty Did I say it mattered? I was only pointing out they were his step grandsons. When they were younger, he would have had some contact in visits from them as well but then would have become responsible for them from the age of 14. He helped raised his three younger brothers from an early age and had jobs working with children as well before the Sex Pistols.
A true individual and sound human being.
John is a celebrity worth admiring. Dying breed.
"My advise to an member of the working class. Get smart and read as much as you can and find out who's using you." I could not agree more. I admire Johny for speaking his mind out about Jimmy Saville. He hit the nail on the head. His devotion to his wife is touching. I emphathise. I speak as one who looked after my father who had dementia. So, Johny. If you are reading this. Have a good cry. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Keep up the good fight.
who was jimmy savalle?
@@eatassonthefirstdate Thanks for pointing that out. The error has now been rectified.
@@nickrowland1904 no honestly who is he lol I had no idea u spelled his last name cuz I have no clue who he is 🤣
@@eatassonthefirstdateSavile was simply the most cold, callous & calculated piece of shit to have occupied the Establishment of Great Britain, to cleverly keep everyone guessing whether something about him was wrong.
Hidden in plain sight, wrecked dozens of lives, nobody could complain about him & he was able to stay in total safety from being arrested. The prime minister of the time was good friends with him, as was our current monarch. Hid himself behind "endless charity work" while carrying out some terrifying and depraved harm on young women & children. Never punished either.
Conned everyone who thought he was a good samaritan.
Savile was utter vermin
@eatassonthefirstdate he was a very famous BBC presenter in the 70s and 80s, best known for his children's T.V show Jim'll Fix It. He was later (after his death) found out to be a paedophile, although people knew nothing was done about it whilst he was alive.
I watched a documentary on him and how he, at the time , was caring for his wife and how he took in the grandkids as they were running wild and no-one could control them. He dropped everything to care for his loved ones. He's a better man than many give him credit for as well as better than many.
He helped raise his younger brothers from a very young age as his mother couldn't cope often with an absentee husband working away from home. The family even had an aunt sharing their room with them. Their only other room was the kitchen. Later they moved to a two bedroom flat.
I lost all respect for him the day he said he voted for Donald Trump.
@@andyhinds542 Riiight. Says more about you than anything about him.
@@ResisterCIO Yes it does. I hate Trump.
@@andyhinds542Yep. And hate blinds.
I love that he recognized how important Donna Summer was. That was a really nice tribute to her. Thank you.
Shame about attributing AIDS to God though. But everyone has a funny phase. John backing Brexit was a bitof a mistep.
Yes , so true and his appreciation for Kate Bush .
It's ok saying that but I have never known anybody change his mind so much about so many things. He has been asked a number of times over the years what music he likes. In one he says 'Nothing', in another he says 'Nothing except Iggy Pop and Reggae' , in others he has mentioned Kate Bush yet in his book he mentions The Kinks, The Doors, Hawkwind etc. He says exactly what he wants without thinking about it on the spur of the moment.
There’s nothing wrong with being spontaneous whatsoever…..if you wake up every day and want to listen to the same thing every day you’re just really narrow-minded and a dullard
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds." --Emerson
Love him!! Ultra stylish, hillarious, serious, intelligence personnified, and his own man, what else is there to say!! 😃😃
His care of Nora is all I need to know about John..Carry on Sir
It certainly said a lot, but wasn't a surprise. I never saw his express anything but the upmost respect and love for her and their age difference seems to have never been an issue.
My friend Captain Pedant has asked me to inform you that the correct word is "utmost".
@@bobgreen623 Thanks, thought I had that wrong.
@@bobgreen623 What about the lack of punctuation and the erroneous his/him too?
He says it as it is and hits the nail on the head many more times than he misses it. Legend and a good man.
Absolutely nothing rotten about John. He gives the underdog, the working class, the minorities a voice, because he's one of us. The most sensitive, empathetic and aware person you could meet.
I liked when he was a little rotten at times though.
"Your problem is your Black attitude" John Lydon to a black musician
I agree he’s a sweetheart really ❤
Who is using you?
@@BuJammy I didn't know he said that?! Cool! Good old Johnny.
John’s hilarious and his honesty’s refreshing. Love him.
He deserves nothing but pure admiration and love for the way he looked after his wife I saw a touching interview when he was promoting his Eurovision song about how when he FaceTimed her she’d look behind the i pad for him, he laughed but you could tell how touching he felt and how he truly loved her, he’s played the game on his terms and in my opinion he was the true talent in the Sex Pistols when he left all that crap with Ronnie Biggs and the stuff they did made them cartoon caricatures of what they were and some of what he said made sense but no one took notice because it was him saying it I could be wrong but I really admire the man
John was absolutely spot-on about so many things, for some reason, people seem to hate those who are straight-up honest about things, and they do their best to keep those who are straight-up honest, quiet.
And some (autistic) people genuinely believe their opinion to be the very truth, and that other perspectives are incorrect.
@@Randomjackass135 And so do a lot of people who aren’t autistic, it’s a major problem these days, but what’s your point?
Whining and complaining.... and truth, are two very different attitudes Simon
When there's a boat rocker around...all are sea sickers.
@@adambane1719 Sometimes the truth’s worth complaining about. Complaining has its place, that’s how some things change.
Totally agree with Jonny about Donna Summer. A genius, drop dead gorgeous. I feel Love is probably the best pop song ever performed
She gave that sort of thing up when she became a born again Christian .
how sad, never mind@@Prr-u9o
"Lazy good-for-nothing imbreds" most likely spot on
I think that's just the start of it - why our tax money goes to them, I do not know.
@@MrsPhillips-e6j why people still cling to monarchy more than 200 years after the french revolution....
I don't think anyone clings to monarchy. I think the media tries to influence people to do that. Also, we aren't French.@@rumpelstilzz
Who actually gives a dmmm about Meghan and Harry? Media people, not normal people@@rumpelstilzz
No. It is spot on.
Probably one of the most honest and out spoken individuals. I personally think it’s the reason so many people have taken issue with him.
I would recommend anyone to read his first autobiography that was written in the early 90’s. One of the unique things about it is that it has friends, family and former band band mates give their point of view
Working class incitful true genius
9:01 couldn’t agree more about Donna Summer. Her passing was largely ignored compared to the ridiculous outpouring over Whitney Houston due mostly to Houstons struggles with drugs. Amazing voice and a trailblazer.
As a musician and songwriter myself, it's fascinating how we can draw inspiration from genres we don't even write in (and if we don't then our own sound will stagnate)
That’s wholly incorrect. I’m a black man in his 40s and a musician from a family of musicians. Whitney and Donna were named as common in my home as Mary in Mexican households. That’s such a poorly-evidenced theory. Because for one it conflates media coverage with popular grief, and the two do not mirror each other. But two, Donna Summer stopped putting out music decades before she died. She’ll always have a legacy as a queen of the disco era, but Whitney Houston was recording and releasing music until the day she died. When I hear the song “My Love Is Your Love” I have memories of a high school dance where everyone knew all the words.
Also a sudden death that has seedy details will always receive more coverage from one whose details were deliberately kept quietly.
Y’all need to be better theorists, or deepen your repertoire of cultural knowledge.
@@Randomjackass135 That dude didn't say anything about race, so put the card back in the deck, both singers were amazingly talented and let's leave it at that
@@Randomjackass135 this is a fair point. I loved Donna Summer as a kid but she's not as well known among the younger generations. I think she died over a decade ago as well.
I mean, Whitney WAS murdered.
and she knew it was coming and told her daughter and recording artist Brandy.
John is the genuine article. I praise him every time I see him on anything. In a world full of bullshit, he is a shining beacon of truth, light and kindness. Whoever thought we would be saying that of Johnny Rotten all the way in 2024? ....he's so smart. RIP Nora. She was a truly remarkable woman. We love you John. Be well. We need you in this world every day.
Except he might have been a little less coy with the Jimmy Savile innuendo in '78 though, couldn't he? I mean years later, he wants credit for saying with a wink, wink, nudge, nudge, "we've all heard the rumors". He could have said *_EXACTLY_* what he'd heard and been true to his punk principles. Or maybe he had a career to think about.
@@Hexon66 he had a career to think about. Same as any other band or artist that wanted BBC coverage and didn't want to be gangstalked into oblivion.
Great human being. A genuine original.
Great video, thanx for that!
People judge other people without knowing them. I was lucky enough to meet and talk to him for hours backstage after the most recent PIL show in Cologne a couple of weeks ago. He was so likeable, funny, respectful and completely down to earth. You couldn't dislike him even if you tried to.
I love this man. Long live John Lydon!!!!
I just love this man, he's honest, down to earth and intelligent. The way he took care of his wife was wonderful.
John held a mirror up to the world & all the people said “oooh isn’t it rotten” what a clever devil he is, but a remarkable human being who loves a bit of an argument
One of the greatest truth-tellers of our generation.
He is a wonderful man, he spoke about some rumors when everyone never talked about,
the way he looked after his wife is touching . Love from italy
❤ I totally learned to appreciate this person After listening to him over time sharing his opinion, instead of me, always having one without
What a legend, John has stood the test of time, when John speaks we listen always saying it as it was, and yes how right was he?
He lost any credibility, when he endorsed trump,
John is a legend,he is a kind hearted loving man and not the image the media made him out to be a monster???Rip Levene,Nora and Ari.
It was always showmanship. If you were going to pay your hard earned money to see his band, he was going to give you your money’s worth. He speaks the truth. He absolutely knew as fact Jimmy Savile was a paedophile, but the media tried to shut him down, and they did the same to the many others who dared say it, too. John was the first to say it, though.
The msm make everyone who disagree with the machine and the indoctrination monster. they don't work for working class people, they work for the elites who dictate what the governement must do or not to maintain their precious social score and financing. It's nothing new here really.
And seeing what the BBC put out these days, it's not surprising they protected a pdf file all these years.@@lottesundstrom908
he had to fight the media while the creeps always have a media to present their micky mouse music and hatred and lack of ability as art like eminem and the beastie boys who contributed nothing to anyone. they only made greasy pigs more confident and cocky at being the greasy pigs that they are. that is their legacy.
Definately 1 of the most genuine, decent guys in the music industry.
This man deserves so much credit than what he gets and he also deserves some apologies from people. Not that he cares and that is why people like him because he's truthful and honest. Even if some of his views have changed which he actually took back what he said about the royal family. If you read about it, he said that now he understands the importance of them even though he still thinks they're up themselves so he didn't take that back 😆. He's smart enough to realize when he's wrong and right and he's intelligent enough to work things out and he will not have any company tell him to be silent.
Absolutely, individuals like him are a rare breed these days. It takes guts to speak your mind in a world full of sanitizers. He may ruffle feathers, but that's precisely why he resonates. Keep it authentic, keep it punk! 🤘
My hero! The most genuine,intelligent and witty artist and fellow human ever. Love,love,love him.
The short answer is yes. John was right about everything and people that know his work are better for it. Side note, he’s inspired more than just other punk bands. If you’re a Metal person you don’t have to look far to find some of your favorite bands are massive fans of the Sex Pistol or even PIL. The aggression that exists in the SP are within most Metal albums, different notes, different distortion or vocal approaches but the aggression is the same and that is a gift from John that will continue to inspire for ages to come.
*No
@@adambane1719 yes
Just watched donna summers greatest hits... thanks john, i really didnt realise HOW MANY SONGS she was at the heart of!
Looking back at Donna Summer's greatest hits, it's clear she was a trailblazer in the music industry. Her influence can still be heard today, reminding us of a time when artists pushed boundaries and created timeless classics. Rock on!
I was too old to be a punk but I admire John Lyndon very much he is a very intelligent and loyal person ❤
This man is a inspiration. He thought pink Floyd s “we don’t need no education “ lyrics was wrong, of course you need education he said.Brilliant.
Yes but when they say education they meant ‘programming’ - Johnny is suggesting ‘self education’ to avoid or escape the same programming
Definitely don’t need the “education” from teachers today who only seem to teach pronouns, CRT, climate change and anything thing else to brainwash kids with. It would be nice if they taught some useful subjects and how to think
@@naradaian
Exactly. In fact, "read everything you can" implies that everyone ought read well beyond what academia requires.
Educators would have us believe that anarchy is defined as chaos...
Anarchy etymology, from the Greek an; without. Archos; chief or ruler.
Much of the early underground Punk was largely frantic dissonance, not even approaching music. I know because I was there.
At least in the time.
Johnny simply spoke with a different lexicon to a different emotionally driven mentition.
I appreciate that he did.
Pink Floyd and Genesis, up to and including Wind and Wuthering were, and will remain true classical music.
There were so many truly great bands of the era...
It's a great day when you realize you're not just another brick...
They were talking about the usual ed that most people got,particularly the financially challenged, also brain washing.
education = indoctrination in the case of PF
Best advice I’ve ever heard.. Get smart and find out who’s using ya! A truer word ever spoken.
What you didn't mention which is quite important was that you said about all the band's that he influenced but didn't say who he was influenced by and needs to be mentioned as Johnny once said himself and he even went as far as to say that if he hadn't gone and seen this band he wasn't sure if punk would have been around!!! I was amazed and surprised as the band happens to be my all time favourite band and I'm 55 ! That band was the legendary hawkwind!!! It surprised me as people had tried, mistakenly, to pigeonhole them as hippies and he openly said that he hated hippies but he knew that they were ahead of the times and were very underrated and they weren't afraid to experiment with different sounds and work with a wide variety of musicians and not only did they not conform to earn money and remained independent and true to themselves a huge amount of successful acts said that as well as being influenced by them they were changed and never looked at life in the same way ever again!!! Even John said that before the pistols were even thought of he went to a hawkwind gig and took LSD and hey presto!!! The sex pistols were conceived! I believe that they are one of the very few bands that John admires and I think that he liked the way that they were so unpredictable and never gave a toss so you can see why he related to some, not all!, but some of their music!....50 yes 50 years on and they have just released I think about their 40th album!!!! not bad for a bunch of hippies!!!! 🤣🤣👏👏👏🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧❤️💪
He was big into Can and other German bands like them. Hawkwind and Gong were seriously amazing, too.
Call them hippies, freaks or whatever, Hawkwind have always stood outside everything and were part of the counterculture, which continued on into punk.
Lyndon was also a fan of reggae (a lot of punks were) and Van der Graaf Generator, another band who stood alone despite being lumped in with prog.
Lemmy...the GOAT.
Being brutally honest was, and should still be, regarded as a positive character trait. Has anyone apologized to the man about the Saville incident? No one cares who “invented” punk, it just is and can’t be owned.
So like John , intelligent , compassionate man .
Could listen to him for hours , so sad for the loss of his wife , he bore it so well . She would be proud of him .
Would love to have a one to one with him , his love of all music is similar to mine .
Go Johnny , we love you . Thanks' for all the great music , past and present .
I love him … never dull or boring ever
He even went on judge Judy once lol
Thanks for this fair portrait of a man I admire and respect. I feel lucky to have seen the Sex Pistols and Early PIL live. His intelligence is and humanity is undeniable.
_.... "The iconic Run DMC hit, 'Walk This Way'..."_ snFh.
That was an _Aerosmith_ hit that those 3 guys merely talked over.
It shows how much you love your wife, Mr. Lydon, by devoting yourself 100% to her when she truly needed you. You have my respect on many levels but seeing as you stayed by her side shows a great deal of love, strength and patience. If only all husbands and wives would do show that much love towards each other the world might be a better place.
Who founded Punk Rock? Well that's up for grabs but I'd say The MC5, The New York and Iggy Pop and The Stooges easily helped lay the ground work for it, and bands such as The Doors and Velvet Underground gave it its avant garde aspect. I'd even go as far as saying that some people see these bands as the first Punk Bands as they did what they wanted against the norms of "mainstream shit music". You don't have to like these bands at all, but they did help create the genre and inspire a lot of people. We also can't forget the band Death as they were an amazing early Punk band as well.
Its gonna be sad when john is gone. He is loved worldwide. NZ appreciates u johnny rotten, and u john lydon
John was always right. Hats of to this gentleman.
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Imagine how many lives would have been saved from destruction had anyone actually listened to him about Saville? It's quite revolting that nobody did.
Yes, John Lydon was correct all along. And they tried to shut him up. You rock Mr Lydon ..👍🏻
Question is - Do you rock Kevin?
@@plejady I try too…lol. Mr Lydon always spoke his mind . If he was to ever speak to me, I would believe what he said , above any politician in the UK today. He could run for PM as at least he is honest.
Who is "they" and how did "they" try to "shut him up"?
@@christheghostwriter they are you! You always try to shut him up!
@@plejady tf are you babbling about?
LOVE THAT SMIRK ! This man has always delivered honest interviews and honest , enjoyable , cutting edge music .
The man was and is right about so much it's staggering! He was always my favourite of the punk performers because of his shrewd, burning intelligence and insight into the way life was and is and his wit was always a joy.
Frankly the other Pistols seemed quite thick in comparison and members of other bands must have envied them having him on vocals. I also admired his ability to move on after the Pistols imploded but tried to carry on without him. PIL was such an interesting development after, his distinctive vocal style adapting to a new-sounding band effortlessly. Even reuniting the Pistols in later years was validated by his presence because it just wouldn't have been "right" without him.
He is a legend and one of the all-time greatest music business characters.
🙂💟
John Lydon is the People's Champion
The basic thing with The Pistols is that they wrote great tunes and huge riffs. That’s what set them apart. In the same way as Black Sabbath. I loved them both.
Haha, I was just thinking of the time we were on the train to Glasgow to see Sabbath at the Apollo in '78 and loads of punks got on, we found out Sham 69 were playing in Glasgow too, half the train full of metal heads half of Punks.. I was shitting myself, they all looked fucking wild ..mind you I was only 14 😂😂😂
Hasn`t made a great record for about 40 years but I`ll always love him for bringing the the Sex Pistols into my 1970s teenage years....Irreplaceable.
In my opinion. Metal Box should be held as one of the most important albums in the history of British Music.
It is not
Agreed - it is!
@@steliosposeidon6871 Stelios either. you are Stelios or poseidon
Absolutely! Metal Box is a groundbreaking album that pushed boundaries and inspired countless artists. It's a true masterpiece that will stand the test of time. Icons like PiL should be celebrated for their creative genius. 🤘🎶 #BritishMusic #MetalBox #PunkRockLegacy
If the world had more johns, we wouldnt be in the screwed up state we are today!!!
I have NEVER seen this side of him. I have a new love and respect for this man.
He should also be remembered as "Honest John". His opinions are not always popular but he (always) speaks from the heart.
We can learn a lot from this incredible man.
John Lydon.The Ultimate Fuckin Legend.The Pistols are truely an Iconic Band with world credability ❤
He undoubtedly inspired the punk movement in England or Britain but America had already its own scene with roots in Iggy or MC5. I’m not sure of the timeline but was there a direct connection between his juke box jury Jimmy Savile comment & Branson packing him off to Jamaica ? In his biography he says it was to protect him from physical attacks from Royalist imbeciles but if Saviles’ evil influence was anything he’d surely been after John after that beauty on national telly. Or was that Savile comment actually transmitted ? When there’s so much wonderful post rock music available it blows my mind that old people still buy pink Floyd !
The King, Prince and Jester of interviews. Always a dick, contentious, outrageous, brilliant.
A Fucking National Treasure
To this day he still has the coolest haircut which for his age is going some.
He walks it like he talks it. A brilliant man!
The King is gone but he's not forgotten
Now the king is Johnny rotten ❤
John's response to Neil name-dropping him: "it's rubbish".
Well, I'll tell ya, it's a sad day when the King leaves us. But hey, his legacy lives on! And who knows, maybe another rock 'n' roll rebel will rise up and shake things up in his honor. Keep rockin' on, folks! 🤘
I follow Punk since i was 12, so 1979, until today, meanwhile P.I.L. and now as John Lydon. He is a voice for the underdogs, the youth from the working class kids and now still for minorities!!! GOD SAVE JOHNNY LYDON!!!
since when did the BBC listen to anyone. 40 year’s later and they are still tone deaf!
That's the BBC for you, always marching to the beat of their own drum. Forty years and they still don't get it! Just when you think they might listen, they prove they're just as tone-deaf as ever. Sigh.
Mrs H 🇬🇧 .... In 1979 I was a 12yr old kid ... John was a wild kid like I was and became but he knew Morales ..... I knew he was right all along ....He is more blunt than me although I do get told about my bluntness but why hide the truth if your innocent & your only crime is speaking the truth in a common blunt way.....I was young when he walked out of a studio ( My own Mother even believed him ) He said what he'd seen in his young way of saying it & my age group believed him...BUT weren't he right ... Many where scared but he also saved many from Seville .... Johnny is priceless....He spoke up when many cowards didn't ....You got to admire him for that ....Thanks John Lyndon....We who loved you thank you so much... Your no coward... You spoke up & saved many from that creature Jimmy Seville....😉💋
Mrs H 🇬🇧 ....Sorry selective text....Jimmy Saville ...
The Pistols made one album. A recording that is still as visceral as when it came out. Think about it, most bands have a catalogue. They had ONE album. That album shaped everything we hear now.
All I have here is that John is one of the most beautiful and extremely knowledgeable human beings ...I remember my mum rolling her eyes and ubremember saying ,"mum,stolen judging people whom you don't know cos one day you will need a person you don't know who will judge you for it" thankyiu for being inspirational in many ways John 💜🖤💜
He's a very admirable person !
When you look back at the bollocks album how far ahead of its time was it I still love those tracks I'm 60 in 2024.
A downright kind, decent and fiercely intelligent free thinker. John Lyndon has become a bit of a hero of mine. His honesty when talking about his friend Sid Vicious, and his wife, who he obviously adored, is both heartbreaking and inspiring. True proof that you most definitely should never judge a book by its cover. A Prince among men.
Genius springs to mind.
Nevermind a free true speaking man of 2 generation's.
Self education helps keeping my anger inside, I'm 60 I grew up with the pistols n pil ,these bands said what alot of people thought but never said
I did n I was an outcast, but I shocked with violence not words
That's where self education is vital for the soul, n saving alot of skinned knuckles
John was himself, n people hate his outspoken truth
He's a wolf
Most are sheep
John was a true husband to Nora and he's been true about what he has said for years
I didn't know Johnny's wife passed away RIP she was a beauty. I have a lot respect for Johnny taking care of his wife.
The songs,the words,listen to them,they are awesome.
I was a Punk right through the 1980's here in Australia, and went Punk in 1980. There was a lot of stuff in this video that even I didn't know. Punk to me, and most of my cohorts from back then, was always a British thing. No Punks that I knew in those years liked the Ramones or even listened to American Punk Rock. And most of us got away from it when it started to become a commercial product. Punk Rock today, is nothing compared to what it was in the late 1970's and early 1980's. And to all the young people reading this. Don't listen to the new Punk Rock, it's rubbish. They're just trying to rip you off and sell records. They don't care about Punk at all. If you want to listen to Real Punk Rock, listen to the British Punk compilation albums, British Punk Bands, British Oi bands and albums, and British Ska bands and albums from the late 1970's and early 1980's. That's where you'll find the true soul of Punk Rock.
If you ignored American punk just because it was American, you ignored a lot of great music. Ramones, black flag, Social Distortion, the Dictators, Misfits, Dead Boys, etc.
@@MrJett1971 I didn't say we ignored it. We just didn't listen to it. We knew who most of the American bands were, we were there at the start. But you forgot the Dead Kennedys, CH3, etc, etc ,etc. Black Flag were okay, but I never liked them as much as others. But all this was forty years ago don't forget. And I was mentioning the Punk Rock of today. Which is rubbish compared to the original stuff. Like X-Ray Specs, Sex Pistols, The Partisans, Cock Sparrer, Sham 69, Bad Manners, etc. I wasn't saying that the American Punk was bad, just not many of us listened to it. Bands like SubHUmAns, Conflict, Crass, UK Subs, Blitz, Exploited, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, and those mentioned above were always bigger in Australia. Which is probably because most of the music that was coming into Australia was from Britain anyway. Cheers mate.
@@MrJett1971The American punk stuff was seen as skater music in Australia back then, except maybe Dead Kennedys. I remember black flag and all that playing at the skatepark in Melbourne when i was a kid.
The british stuff was darker and more edgy, the legit punks used to all have Sex pistols and Damned t-shirts and safety pins through their faces and were a bit too scary for me. Somehow American punk was more wholesome and showy. British punk was like something you found in the gutter.
Social D? Not punk. Rockabilly. @@MrJett1971
I was never a punk, and I didn't really like it, but it absolutely needed to happen - rock was getting a bit "up itself" and needed a shake-up. And the original punks did that for sure. Modern punk has become just another genre. I say I didn't like punk much, but even so I kind of admired bands like the Damned - but the sex pistols I really didn't like, they were too "produced", I thought, for the spirit of punk, and I kind of thought of Johnny as a fraud. BUT- I see a lot of stuff about him now which makes me think again.
I've tons of respect for how john stood by his wife when she was taken ill..
HE IS A REAL MAN...❤
Was never a punk. Although I do listen to the pistols now with fondness. British punk was raw. American punk was commercial.
But Jon was a stalwart of humanity. He credits here Kate Bush etc, calls out paedophiles and stated JS would get away with it.
My biggest admiration for this guy, is his love and care for Norma.
In interviews, you could see the glint in his eye when Norma was mentioned, tinged with sadness maybe, but he was a true gent, carer, genius and yet, humble with it.
At times he was uncouth, but a truth teller and never sold out, respect.
I disagree. American punk became commercial but a great number of American bands including Televison, Richard Hell And The Voidoids, Black Flag, The Circle Jerks, The Stooges, The Dead Boys, Bad Brains, The Germs, The Dead Kennedys, The Submensas, Scream, Government Issue, Fugazi, Minor Threat and many more were hardly commercial, far far far from it.
Absolutely without question - a Hero, a Legend - Musician, Poet and Prophet - the ORIGINAL Influencer and Content Creator!! Everything he does is EPIC, outrageous yet humble, hilarious, honest, sincere and righteous. The BEST.
John is a legend end of.
I love him, he is honest and thinks before he speaks. a rare thing in the world.
One of my absolute heroes. Speaks it how it is and doesn't care who he offends. brilliant, This guy needs to be runing our country.
He only Offended people that don't like the truth
Such amazing defiant energy, I felt it in the 70s and it has moved me till this day. Love to have a pint with JL
I love John straight to the point
John always has been a switched on guy. I love his candor!
Time Zone is classic.
He is a legend, a very under appreciated legend. I recall his comments about Pedo Savile and my aunt losing it about what he said and her world falling apart when it turned out to be true.
I love his sharp mind and good heart. ❤️❤️
Jhon reminds me so much of our dear Keith flint that we lost. Even sometimes when he talks and sings. I like Jhon . He is right.
Respect. He tells it straight.
The Clash - "The Magnificent Seven" - 1980 , 1st rap/rock song . The song was inspired by old school hip hop acts from New York City, like the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five.
He is someone I admire, agree&disagree with in equal measure, speaks his view of the truth and in later years shown he is a kind gentle man but still keeps the rebellion in his heart. I think that is exactly how he would want to be seen. We need more like him in all walks of life
Johnny Rotten and Henry Rollins together is phucken amazing!! We need that again
John is right...when you know the people and corporate entities trying to control society and you find ways around it, you are then truly free.
A angel don't always have to have wings he had a voice and wasn't afraid to say his thoughts about any subjects he was a honest true person and a legend.
God Bless Johnny Lydon!
John has to be the most fascinating, authentic and captivating frontman in musical history. He is a musical genius and icon. He has and will always be my favourite Rock Star. ❤
Of course John was right, just ask Jimmy Savile.
Totally saw this coming! You can't trust the establishment to protect you. Always be skeptical and question authority. Stay punk, stay free. #LibertyPrevails