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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 Sav…
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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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Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly
as Self (archive footage)
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
as Self (archive footage)
Rebel Dread
as Self
The Public Image Is Rotten: Songs From The Heart
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
as Self (archive footage)
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
as Self
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
as Self
The Public Image Is Rotten
as Himself
Song to Song
as John Lydon
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
Night Flight: Born Again
as Self
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
as Self
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
as Self - Performer
Super Duper Alice Cooper
as Self (voice)
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
as John Lydon
Public Image Ltd: Live at Enmore Theatre in Sydney
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
as Self - Vocals
Beware of Mr. Baker
as Self
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
as Self
There Is a PiL in Heaven
Punk Britannia at the BBC
as Self
Sons of Norway
as Johnny Rotten
Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
as Self
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
as Self
Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy
as Self (archive footage)
Joy Division
Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England
as Self
The Sex Pistols: In their own words
as Self
Punk's Not Dead
as Self
1976: Summer of... Heat
as Self
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
as Self
Joy Division - Under Review
as Himself
Leftfield: A Final Hit
No Poster
The Sex Pistols: Music Video Box Documentary
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
as Self - Vocals
Flip - Sorry
25 Years of Punk
as Self (archive footage)
The Independent
as Baruce
The Filth and the Fury
as Self
The Clash: Westway To The World
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
as Self - Host
Degeneration Punk
Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
as Johnny Rotton
Sex Pistols: Live in Winterland
as Self - Vocals
Sex Pistols: The Filthy Lucre Tour - Live in Japan
as Self - Vocals
No Poster
Dancing Barefoot
as Self (archive footage)
Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)
as Self
Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
as Self
Public Image Ltd. : Videos
Anarchy Movie '85
as Self
Public Image Ltd. : Live in Japan '83
as Himself
Copkiller
as Leo Smith
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
as Self (archive footage)
D.O.A.
as Self
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
as The Collaborator
Punk and Its Aftershocks
as Self
The Punk Rock Movie
as Self
Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
as Self
The Year Of Punk
No Poster
Berlin Wall and the Sex Pistols
Acceleration Punk
as Self
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
as Self
Malcolm McLaren: Artful Dodger
as Self
No Poster
Sex Pistols Live - Phoenix Festival
No Poster
Sex Pistols - Anthems
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Sex Pistols - The Long Lost Videos
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