Interview: John Lydon

Grand old man of punk John Lydon is back with Public Image Limited.

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26th May, 2012

Interview

In an age where Andy Warhol’s oft-misquoted 15 minutes of fame is increasingly proven to be longer than necessary, Public Image Limited’s John Lydon has already over achieved. The 56-year-old ex-Sex Pistol, once the scourge of the British press and establishment, now happily domesticated in Los Angeles, remains every inch the star entertainer, barely registering my questions as he lets loose a delightful hour-long diatribe down the phone line. Lydon has put out a new album, This is PiL, on the band’s own label, is going through a dash of controversy and legal business with a ...

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