John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956), also known by the former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a singer-songwriter and television presenter, best known as the lead singer of punk rock band the Sex Pistols from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s. He is the lead singer of the post-punk band Public Image Ltd, which he founded and fronted from 1978 until 1993, and again from 2009. Throughout his career, Lydon has made controversial or dismissive comments about the royal family and other subjects. There has been a recent revival of a 1980s movement to have Lydon knighted for his achievements with the Sex Pistols. Q Magazine remarked that "somehow he's assumed the status of national treasure."
Lydon's personally crafted image and fashion style led to him being asked to become the singer of the Sex Pistols by their manager, Malcolm McLaren. With the Pistols, he penned singles including "Anarchy in the U.K.", "God Save the Queen" and "Holidays in the Sun", the content of which precipitated the "last and greatest outbreak of pop-based moral pandemonium" in Britain. The band caused nationwide uproar in much of the media, who objected to the content of Lydon’s lyrics, and their antics, which included swearing on live television, in which Steve Jones called Bill Grundy a "fucking rotter". Due to the band's appearance in the media, Lydon was largely seen as the figurehead of the punk movement in the public image although this idea was not widely supported amongst the punk movement itself. Despite the negative reaction that they provoked, they are now regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of popular music.
John Lydon Anger Is An Energy BBC Breakfast 2014
JOHN LYDON INTERVIEW ON THIS WEEK SHOW
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John Lydon: 'Russell Brand's revolution is idiotic'
John Lydon - The British Masters - Chapter 8
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Lydon vs. Allmans
"I Adore John Lydon. However..." Russell Brand The Trews (E168)
John Lydon on the Tom Snyder Show 1980- Part 1
John Lydon In 60 Interview-1 Of 3
John Lydon On Strombo: Full Interview
John Lydon Revisits His Childhood Home
John Lydon: My guilt on bringing Sid Vicious into Sex Pistols
John Lydon - "Have the government lost the war on drugs?" question (Question Time, 5.7.12)
John Lydon Anger Is An Energy BBC Breakfast 2014
JOHN LYDON INTERVIEW ON THIS WEEK SHOW
'Bloody learn to love each other properly' - John Lydon interviewed by Jon Snow | Channel 4 News
John Lydon: 'Russell Brand's revolution is idiotic'
John Lydon - The British Masters - Chapter 8
JOHN LYDON : Best ever live Part 1 4)
Lydon vs. Allmans
"I Adore John Lydon. However..." Russell Brand The Trews (E168)
John Lydon on the Tom Snyder Show 1980- Part 1
John Lydon In 60 Interview-1 Of 3
John Lydon On Strombo: Full Interview
John Lydon Revisits His Childhood Home
John Lydon: My guilt on bringing Sid Vicious into Sex Pistols
John Lydon - "Have the government lost the war on drugs?" question (Question Time, 5.7.12)
John Lydon 'I'd like to kill Jimmy Savile' [1978]
John Lydon takes about Sid Vicious + Q&A;
John Lydon's Megabugs Series 1 Episode 3
ROCK'N'ROLL TV- John Lydon (Rotten) interview
John Lydon on Kurt Cobain
John Lydon on Ozzy, Courtney, Neil, Axl
John Lydon Question Time on Drugs
John Lydon on Royals and the Sex Pistols
James Whale - John Lydon Interview
John Lydon - Sex Pistols swear on live TV 1976
PiL Live at the Sziget Festival 12.8.2010
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John lydon interview : best ever live Part 2 !
JOHN LYDON Best ever live interveiw Part 11
John Lydon Live @ Question Time Barclay bankers interview.HQ
John Lydon radio interview, 9 October 2014
John Lydon on BBC Radio 5Live Afternoon Edition
Leftfield - Open Up
John Lydon Live @ Question Time Part 1.HQ
John Lydon Live @ Crap hats - Question Time Part 3.HQ
John Lydon New Book Interview aka Johnny Rotten
John Lydon interview
John Lydon Interview Circa 1978
John Lydon radio interview, 8 October 2014
John Lydon radio interview, October 9th 2014
John Lydon & Tom Snyder 1997 Reunion Interview Part 1
john lydon interview with jonathan ross 2004
JOHN LYDON - Jonathan Ross interview (BBC1, 2001)
Johnny Rotten Interview
John Lydon Interview/Pil Youth TV Show 1992
John Lydon - Rotten Interview - The Word (1991) from Universal Studios
Johnny Rotten interview on The Project (2013) - Australia
SEX PISTOLS - JOHNNY ROTTEN INTERVIEW 1977
John Lydon Interview Big Breakfast
Johnny Rotten's Tour of London
John Lydon interview - 1985: John desperately holding on to his Public Image
John Lydon's Megabugs Series 1 Episode 1
John Lydon's Megabugs Series 1 Episode 2
John Lydon's Megabugs Series 1 Episode 4
John Lydon's Megabugs Series 1 Episode 5
Today with Sean O'Rourke - John Lydon
Top 10 X-Rated Part 1 - John Lydon presents
COPKILLER- FILM COMPLETO ITA-con-John Lydon ( johnny rotten ) Harvie Keitel 1982
Corrupt (1983)
Rebels: A Journey Underground #4 - A Riot of my Own
Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (2001-03-27)
World Music Club Radio Show -- Episode One Highlights -- John Lydon
Intervista a John Lydon (MobyDick Radio2)
John Lydon interview 1982 - from Sex Pistols to Public Image Ltd.
John Lydon interview 1984 - Johnny sounds off on everything
GT podcast 2 John Lydon interview
Corrupt - AKA Order of Death - 1983 Full Movie, Starring Harvey Keitel and John Lydon