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unusual facts about John Lydon


Theatre of Silence: The Lost Soul of Football

The second edition (released 2011) contains a guest chapter written by former Sex Pistols front man, John Lydon.


The Damage Manual

It has been said that they originally approached John Lydon (Public Image Ltd, Sex Pistols) for an amicable resurgence (both Atkins and Wobble did notable work in PiL) but he declined the opportunity.


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Ex Pistols

The image on the sleeve of the Deny LP is not actually Johnny, rather Ex Pistols associate Tony Barber (of the Buzzcocks), who resembles John Lydon.

Public image

Public Image Ltd, a post-punk English musical group, with lead-singer John Lydon of the Sex Pistols

This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get

PiL was supposed to score the soundtrack for the 1983 suspense film Copkiller, starring Harvey Keitel and John Lydon, who worked on the material with his band mates Keith Levene and Martin Atkins (over the phone, by long distance).