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 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]
Movies (61)
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022
Rebel Dread
2022
The Public Image Is Rotten: Songs From The Heart
2018
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
2018
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
2017
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
2017
The Public Image Is Rotten
2017
Song to Song
2017
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
2016
Night Flight: Born Again
2016
Lennon or McCartney
2014
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
2014
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
2014
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
2013
Public Image Ltd: Live at Enmore Theatre in Sydney
2013
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
2013
Public Image Limited – Live At Rockpalast 1983
2012
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
2012
There Is a PiL in Heaven
2012
Punk Britannia at the BBC
2012
Sons of Norway
2011
Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
2011
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
2009
Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy
2009
Joy Division
2009
Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England
2008
The Sex Pistols: In their own words
2007
Punk's Not Dead
2007
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
2006
Joy Division - Under Review
2006
Leftfield: A Final Hit
2005
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
2002
Flip - Sorry
2002
25 Years of Punk
2001
The Independent
2000
The Filth and the Fury
2000
The Clash: Westway To The World
1999
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998
Degeneration Punk
1997
Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
1996
Sex Pistols: Live in Winterland
1996
Sex Pistols: The Filthy Lucre Tour - Live in Japan
1996
Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)
1989
Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
1988
Public Image Ltd. : Videos
1986
Anarchy Movie '85
1985
Public Image Ltd. : Live in Japan '83
1983
Copkiller
1983
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
1983
D.O.A.
1981
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
1980
Punk and Its Aftershocks
1980
The Punk Rock Movie
1978
Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
1978
The Year Of Punk
1978
Acceleration Punk
1977
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Malcolm McLaren: Artful Dodger
TV Shows (22)
Piers Morgan Uncensored
2022
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
Punk
2019
The Masked Singer
2019
The Masked Singer
2019
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2018
Punk Britannia
2012
Conan
2010
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
The One Show
2006
The One Show
2006
Blood on the Turntable
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002
V Graham Norton
2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
Classic Albums
1997
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Question Time
1979
