John Lydon

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Jan 31, 1956 (69 years old)

John Lydon

Known For

Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
0h 44m
Movie 2022

Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees

Kylie and The Bee Gees are compared to see who had the better music, comebacks, dancing, legacy and more.

Rebel Dread
1h 26m
Movie 2022

Rebel Dread

Documentary about Don Letts who played a leading role in pop history. Letts injected Afro-Caribbean music into the early punk scene and shot over 300 music videos including for Public Image Ltd. and Bob Marley, but also for teen sensations Musical Youth's reggae smash 'Pass The Dutchie'. Besides his enduring relationship with The Clash, the constant factor in Letts' eventful career as a DJ, manager, film director, musician and radio maker is that, from the 1970s on, he continued to draw attention to cultural issues, as he does today with his radio programme for BBC 6, Culture Clash Radio.

Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
1h 26m
Movie 2018

Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits

The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.

Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
1h 25m
Movie 2017

Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago

The astonishing story of a gay Puerto Rican kid growing up in a Hasidic Brooklyn neighborhood, who got on the subway one day and began a musical odyssey that helped shape the musical landscape across N.Y.C. and around the world. Directed by Drew Stone and produced by Michael Alex the film tells the incredible story of a cherished New York City icon. From rubbing elbows with N. Y. scene makers as an teenager at Max's Kansas City and CBGB, to being the architect of a rock 'n' roll renaissance as the 19 year-old talent booker at the legendary Ritz, to making history as a 24 year-old A&R exec, signing the biggest metal band in a generation in Metallica, Michael Alago was on fire.

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
0h 44m
Movie 2017

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

Documentary about reggae music and culture in London in 1977. Filmed in Super 8 camera by Don Letts. With participation of Richard Branson, Neneh Cherry, Paul Cook, Sly Dunbar, Paul Weller, John Lydon, Joe Strummer, Siouxsie Sioux, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and others. Released in 2017.

The Public Image Is Rotten
1h 43m
Movie 2017

The Public Image Is Rotten

British rock icon John Lydon and fellow bandmates recall the years they spent performing as Public Image Ltd.

Song to Song
2h 9m
Movie 2017

Song to Song

In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples — struggling songwriters Faye and BV, and music mogul Cook and the waitress whom he ensnares — chase success through a rock ‘n’ roll landscape of seduction and betrayal.

Punk Britannia
0h 57m
TV Show 2012

Punk Britannia

A brand new take on the most transformative force in British popular music history.

Seven Ages of Rock
1h 4m
TV Show 2007

Seven Ages of Rock

A definitive landmark series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global force, told through the musicians who have shaped this most enduring of genres.

Biography

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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