British-born Irish-American singer and songwriter
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He turned a sneer into the sound of a generation collapsing. As Johnny Rotten, he made the Sex Pistols the most scandalous band Britain had ever produced—then walked away and built something stranger.
Born 31 January 1956, John Lydon was plucked off the street by manager Malcolm McLaren in 1975 for his outspoken personality and rebellious look, becoming Johnny Rotten, the Sex Pistols' lead vocalist. He co-wrote "Anarchy in the U.K.", "God Save the Queen", and "Holidays in the Sun"—songs that triggered what one observer called "the last and greatest outbreak of pop-based moral pandemonium" in Britain. When the Pistols imploded in 1978, Lydon founded Public Image Ltd, a far more experimental project NME later deemed "arguably the first post-rock group", releasing eight albums and singles like…
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England's a violent place. Too violent for me. That's why I prefer it here (the USA). For a gun-toting nation, Americans are surprisingly passive. This place suits me and the wife.
[On the lyrics of his songs] They meant a lot to my generation. And it's nice to know you've written songs that mean something to someone rather than some trivial pop dirge.
I've never told anyone this, but I suffer from terrible stage fright. True. You can't tell though, can you? Unbelievable, the panic. I nearly die of fear before I go on stage.
Joe Strummer, God bless him, he's gone and he shall be missed. But how dare he preach class war with an organisation like that [the late '80s Rock Against The Rich movement].
Punk is like looking at a mirror. I already have a mirror so I don't need the Offspring to remind me how gorgeous I am.
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