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John Lydon
John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956), also known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead singer of the late-1970s British punk band the Sex Pistols, which lasted from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s. He is also the lead singer of post-punk band Public Image Ltd (PiL), which he founded and fronted from 1978 until 1993, and again since 2009.
Lydon's outspoken persona, rebellious image and fashion style led to his being asked to become the singer of the Sex Pistols by their manager, Malcolm McLaren. With the Sex Pistols, he penned singles including "Anarchy in the U.K.," "God Save the Queen", "Pretty Vacant" and "Holidays in the Sun", the content of which precipitated what one commentator described as the "last and greatest outbreak of pop-based moral pandemonium" in Britain. The band scandalised much of the media, and Lydon was seen as a figurehead of the burgeoning punk movement. Because of their controversial lyrics and disrepute at the time, they are regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of popular music. [source: Wikipedia]
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Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Rebel Dread
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
The Public Image Is Rotten: Songs From The Heart
The Public Image Is Rotten
Song to Song
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
Night Flight: Born Again
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
Lennon or McCartney
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
Public Image Ltd: Live at Enmore Theatre in Sydney
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
Punk Britannia at the BBC
Beware of Mr. Baker
There Is a PiL in Heaven
Public Image Limited – Live At Rockpalast 1983
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Sons of Norway
Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
Joy Division
Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England
Punk's Not Dead
The Sex Pistols: In their own words