John Lydon
Biography
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 m...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
2009
25 Years of Punk
2001
The Independent
2000
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003
Song to Song
2017
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
2018
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
2006
The Filth and the Fury
2000
Sons of Norway
2011
Degeneration Punk
1997
The Year Of Punk
1978
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
N/A
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
2016
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012
Punk's Not Dead
2007
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
2017
Lennon or McCartney
2014
Punk and Its Aftershocks
1980
Copkiller
1983
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
2017
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
1980
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
2014
The Clash: Westway To The World
1999
Malcolm McLaren: Artful Dodger
N/A
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
2014
D.O.A.
1981
Night Flight: Born Again
2016
The Punk Rock Movie
1978
Flip - Sorry
2002
The Public Image Is Rotten
2017
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
2002
Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
1978
Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England
2008
Punk Britannia at the BBC
2012
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
2013
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
1983