John Joseph Lydon (/ˈlaɪdən/ LY-dən; born 31 January 1956), also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a British-born singer, songwriter, author...
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Sid and Nancy (section John Lydon's reaction)
described his performance as Sex Pistols lead singer Johnny Rotten (real name John Lydon) as a "short-arse Scouse Bleasdale regular never once looking like he...
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Sid Vicious (redirect from John Simon Ritchie)
Kingsway student John Lydon, who introduced him to his friends John Grey and John Wardle. All four, who became known locally as 'The Four Johns', quit school...
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punk bands The Slits, the Sex Pistols, and The Clash. She was married to John Lydon of the Sex Pistols. Nora Maier Forster was born 6 November 1942 in Munich...
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stylized as PiL) are an English post-punk band formed by lead vocalist John Lydon (previously, as Johnny Rotten, lead vocalist of the Sex Pistols), guitarist...
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as manager, personal minder and long-term friend of punk rock legend John Lydon (also known as Johnny Rotten), and music producer of several albums for...
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Virgin and Elektra Records. In a departure from their previous releases, John Lydon was advised by trusted music producer Bill Laswell to take on an all-star...
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Lydon is a surname of Irish origin, an anglicization of "Loideán", and may refer to: Alexander Francis Lydon (1836–1917), English engraver of natural history...
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finished new PiL album for Virgin Records: Commercial Zone. For his part, John Lydon decided to completely abandon the tapes and re-record the whole album...
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Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs is an autobiography by John Lydon, former singer, songwriter, and front man of the punk band Sex Pistols. Co-authors...
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Sex Pistols (section Lydon joins)
Rotten (born John Lydon), guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook, and bassist Glen Matlock, with Matlock replaced by Sid Vicious (born John Richie) in...
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group originally consisted of vocalist John Lydon, guitarist Keith Levene, bassist Jah Wobble (real name John Wardle) and drummer Jim Walker. The group's...
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of the group Yes. Nora Forster married the Sex Pistols' lead singer, John Lydon, in 1979. Their home was a punk domain where Nora would take in poor musicians...
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The murders of John Lydon (died 24 April 1881) and his son Martin Lydon (died 21 May 1881) occurred in Letterfrack, County Galway, Ireland during the Irish...
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track was pretty much a live take with Levene's guitar double-tracked. John Lydon did his vocal through a Space Echo, dub-style. I did a rough mix and went...
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God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song) (category Songs written by John Lydon)
YouTube. 27 May 2014. Lydon, John (1995). Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs. Picador. p. 234. ISBN 0-312-11883-X. John Lydon (2007). "Sex Pistols Vinyl...
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2021, while the series was still in production, Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon criticised the series, branding it as "The most disrespectful shit I've...
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further into an experimental sound. It was recorded mainly by frontman John Lydon and guitarist Keith Levene, both of whom made heavy use of percussion...
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studio album by Public Image Ltd following the death of lead vocalist John Lydon's wife Nora Forster and was promoted with the lead single "Hawaii", a tribute...
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spots from musicians not associated with dance music at the time such as John Lydon from Public Image Ltd. (and formerly of Sex Pistols) and Toni Halliday...
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with the band moving into a more avant-garde sound characterised by John Lydon's cryptic lyrics, propulsive dub-inspired rhythms led by bassist Jah Wobble...
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Whitechapel's Clichy Estate in London's East End. He is a long-time friend of John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), whom he had met in the 1970s at London's Kingsway College...
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Mother Florence Welch, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, The Black Lips, Alan Palomo, John Lydon, Flea, Spank Rock, Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith,...
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1989 in music). The band that recorded 9 consisted of John Lydon, bassist Allan Dias, guitarist John McGeoch and drummer Bruce Smith. Former guitarist Lu...
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Bodies (Sex Pistols song) (category Songs written by John Lydon)
where she became a punk rock fan. She had several abortions. According to John Lydon, she showed up once at his door wearing nothing but a clear plastic bag...
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"Open Up" is a song by British electronic duo Leftfield featuring John Lydon (of Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd.). It was released as a single on 1 November...
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and influential punk bands, the Sex Pistols and The Clash. According to John Lydon, Rhodes was responsible for discovering him in the Kings Road and arranging...
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"Nauseating Nancy" for her outrageous and frequently antisocial behavior. After John Lydon left the band and Vicious was made a focal point of subsequent band activities...
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Public Image Ltd. The album reached number 61 on the UK album charts. John Lydon has stressed that the album was made and submitted to Virgin Records to...
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thriller film directed by Roberto Faenza and starring Harvey Keitel and John Lydon, the lead singer for the bands Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. It is...
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