John Lydon
Acting
Born 1956-01-31
London, England, UK
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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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The Daily Show
Conan
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The One Show
Question Time
The Masked Singer
Classic Albums
V Graham Norton
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Word
Where Are They Now?
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Seven Ages of Rock
Song to Song
Fantasy World Cup
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Punk
1976: Summer of... Heat
Piers Morgan Uncensored
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Lennon or McCartney
The Filth and the Fury
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Punk Britannia
The Public Image Is Rotten
Night Flight: Born Again
The London Weekend Show
Sons of Norway
Rebel Dread
Copkiller
Acceleration Punk
The Independent
Anarchy Movie '85
D.O.A.
The Punk Rock Movie
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Joy Division - Under Review
Blood on the Turntable
Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England
Sex Pistols - Anthems
Punk's Not Dead
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Joy Division
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)
Beware of Mr. Baker
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
The Sex Pistols: In their own words
Punk and Its Aftershocks
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
25 Years of Punk
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
There Is a PiL in Heaven
Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
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