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Graffiti-filled Former Sex Pistols Home Given Grade 2 Listed Status
A London building, which was once home to the Sex Pistols in the mid-1970s, has been awarded Grade 2* Listed Status by heritage body Historic England. Number 6 and 7 Denmark Street in Tin Pan...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 22 March 2016
John Lydon Scared Of Pork Chops
John Lydon is terrified of pork chops.The former Sex Pistols singer has admitted he won't go ''near'' the slab of meat out of fear he'll get sick after he was hospitalised for meningitis when he...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19 October 2015
Annie Lennox And Perry Farrell Featured On New Music Interview Series
Longtime Rolling Stone writer Steve Baltin fronts the programme, which premiered on Thursday (15Oct15) on Internet streaming service Hulu. Lennox and Farrell, along with Sex Pistols' star John Lydon and the Flaming...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 October 2015
John Lydon Warned Of Cancer Risk Over Mole Self-removal
The Sex Pistols star regularly carries out the gruesome procedure by scratching the raised skin away with an emery board and then 'burning' it with acidic cider vinegar. But leading skincare experts...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 01 October 2015
John Lydon More Positive After Lockerbie Near-miss
The Sex Pistols frontman was booked onto Pan Am flight 103 in December, 1988 but missed check-in because his wife Nora had become held up while packing her suitcase. All 243 passengers...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 30 September 2015
John Lydon Claims He Was Banned From The Bbc Because He Spoke Out About Jimmy Savile
John Lydon has said that his ban from BBC radio for speaking out against Jimmy Savile at the start of his career still rankles with him nearly forty years later.Lydon, the former lead singer of...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 24 September 2015
John Lydon Angered Neil Young With Cake Prank
The bizarre incident occurred at a hotel when Lydon heard the Heart of Gold hitmaker was in the building with his then-bandmates and decided to try to impress them with an acrobatic stunt....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 August 2015
John Lydon Thrown Off Alcatraz For Smoking
The Sex Pistols frontman visited the famous former federal jail in San Francisco Bay in 1978 hours before what would become the iconic band's final gig, at the city's Winterland Ballroom. He...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 August 2015
John Lydon: 'Last Year Was Very Difficult After Musical Cancellation'
The former Sex Pistols star signed up to play Biblical villain King Herod alongside ex-Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams, 'N Sync star JC Chasez and Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd in a U.S. touring...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 August 2015
John Lydon's Genius Song Inspired By Toilet
John Lydon has written a ''genius'' song inspired by his broken toilet.The Public Image Ltd frontman got into a row with his wife about a plumbing problem and their dispute sparked an idea that became...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 July 2015
Ever Get The Feeling You've Been Cheated? The Soul Of Punk Dies As Sex Pistols Credit Cards Are Unveiled
Virgin Money has unveiled a new range of credit cards featuring punk-themed designs based around the artwork of Sex Pistols albums and singles. That noise you just felt was punk’s final death rattle, by the...
By Ed Biggs in Bizarre / Weird Wonderful on 10 June 2015
John Lydon: Green Day Are A Two-bob Band
John Lydon has blasted Green Day branding them an insignificant ''two-bob'' band. The 'God Save The Queen' hitmaker has lashed out at the American pop-rock group and has accused them of watering down the rock...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 April 2015
John Lydon Criticises Simon Cowell And Band Aid
Regardless of what you think of John Lydon, you could never accuse him of failing to speak his mind. On the receiving end of his unique brand of scorn this time have been Simon Cowell...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 11 December 2014
John Lydon Blasts Internet For 'Stupid People'
John Lydon thinks the internet is to blame for making a lot of young people ''incredibly stupid''. The former Sex Pistols frontman has hit out at the worldwide web for being a hub of ''mindless...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 October 2014
Russell Brand Responds To John Lydon, "I Didn't Say Don't Vote" (He Did)
Russell Brand has responded to John Lydon's comments that the comedian is a "bum hole" for asking people not to vote in elections. The former Sex Pistols frontman called Brand "ignorant" for his calls for...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 October 2014
John Lydon, "Russell Brand Wants Cardboard Boxes, Down By The River"
John Lydon, the former Sex Pistols frontman, and a personality never one to shy away from a political debate, says Russell Brand is trying to sell a lifestyle of "cardboard boxes, down by the river"...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 October 2014
John Lydon Urges Brits To Ignore Russell Brand
Punk legend John Lydon has urged Brits to ignore Russell Brand's pleas to stop voting.Brand has caused controversy in recent months by calling for a revolution to overthrow the democratic system in his native U.K....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2014
John Lydon Not Interested In Sex Pistols Musical
John Lydon has ''no interest'' in writing a Sex Pistols musical.The punk legend - who has recently released an autobiography, 'Anger is an energy' - wouldn't want to rework the group's famous songs for a...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 October 2014
John Lydon Goes Toe-to-toe With John Humphrys In Fiery Interview
John Lydon, the Sex Pistols frontman, took part in a fiery interview with mild-mannered broadcaster John Humphrys on Radio 4 today. The famously abrupt Lydon didn't react well to the journalist's suggestion that he wasn't...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 09 October 2014
John Lydon Clashes With Bbc Man Over Freedom Of Speech
Punk icon John Lydon branded a respected Bbc journalist a "silly sausage" during a tense interview on Thursday (09Oct14), ordering the newsman: "Don't tell me what to do."The Sex Pistols star appeared as a guest...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 October 2014
Paul Weller To Set Autobiography In Space
Paul Weller wants to write his autobiography - with a science-fiction twist.The 56-year-old rocker would be interested in committing his life story to paper, but would want to do something unusual with his recollections.Asked if...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 June 2014
'Horrific' Sales Prompted Promoter To Scrap Lydon's Jesus Christ Superstar Tour
The promoter behind John Lydon and Brandon Boyd's all-star Jesus Christ Superstar musical scrapped the tour two weeks before opening night due to "horrific" ticket sales.The spectacular, which was also set to feature former Destiny's...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 June 2014
John Lydon Disappointed By Jesus Christ Superstar Cancellation
Punk icon John Lydon is disappointed and shocked following the cancellation of his touring Jesus Christ Superstar musical.The former Sex Pistols star was in rehearsals as King Herod when he learned the show had been...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 June 2014
Producers Pull The Plug On Star Studded ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Arena Tour Just Days Before Debut Performance
A star studded cast taking a much loved musical on tour, what could have gone wrong for ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’? Frankly, we don’t know but on Friday (May 29th) producers abruptly pulled the plug on...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 31 May 2014
Punk Legend John Lydon To Play Herod In Jesus Christ Superstar Tour
Punk icon John Lydon is set to hit the stage again as biblical villain King Herod in a North American arena tour of hit musical Jesus Christ Superstar.The former Sex Pistols star will join Incubus...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 April 2014
John Lydon To Be Honoured For Music Career
Punk legend John Lydon is to be feted for his contribution to music at the upcoming Bmi London Awards in October (13).The former Sex Pistols frontman, also known as Johnny Rotten, will follow in the...
By WENN on 18 July 2013
John Lydon Foresaw Jimmy Savile Scandal
Punk icon John Lydon was unsurprised when legendary British Tv presenter Sir Jimmy Savile was unmasked as a paedophile, because the rocker caused a storm by branding him "seedy" 35 years ago.Bbc bosses were rocked...
By WENN on 29 May 2013
John Lydon And Bobby Gillespie Heading To The Radio
Sex Pistols rocker John Lydon and Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie are among the stars who have signed up to host a series of radio shows in Britain over the summer (13).The two musicians will be...
By WENN on 24 May 2013
John Lydon Blasts Margaret Thatcher Gloaters
Punk icon John Lydon has slammed Brits who are celebrating the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, branding them "cowards".The controversial ex-leader died on Monday (08Apr13) after suffering a stroke, and her passing has...
By World Entertainment News Network on 11 April 2013
John Lydon Branded Rude And Sexist Over Rotten Tv Interview
Sex Pistols star John Lydon has been branded "rude" and "sexist" for yelling at a female Tv host during an interview in Australia this week (beg08Apr13).The veteran rocker appeared on The Project on Tuesday (09Apr13)...
By WENN on 10 April 2013
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