
John Lydon
Born January 31, 1956 · London, England, UK
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]
Notable Appearances
Movies

Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly

Song to Song

The Filth and the Fury

Super Duper Alice Cooper

Night Flight: Born Again

Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

Punk's Not Dead

Lennon or McCartney

The Independent

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments

Sons of Norway

25 Years of Punk

Copkiller

The Punk Rock Movie
TV Shows

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Masked Singer

Question Time

V Graham Norton

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Classic Albums

The Word

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Seven Ages of Rock

70 Years of Youth Revolt

Piers Morgan Uncensored

Punk

The London Weekend Show

Punk Britannia

Blood on the Turntable
More Movies

The Public Image Is Rotten

Punk and Its Aftershocks

Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees

The Clash: Westway To The World

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

Beware of Mr. Baker

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

Sex Pistols: The Whole Story

1976: Summer of... Heat

Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style

Acceleration Punk

Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols: Buried Alive

Malcolm McLaren: Artful Dodger

Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits

More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On

Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England

The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave

Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy

The Sex Pistols: In their own words

Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan

Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)

Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols: Live in Winterland

Rebel Dread

D.O.A.

Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy

Sex Pistols: The Filthy Lucre Tour - Live in Japan

Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn

The Year Of Punk

Anarchy Movie '85

Punk Britannia at the BBC

Joy Division

Joy Division - Under Review

Public Image Ltd. : Videos

Public Image Ltd: Live at Enmore Theatre in Sydney

Public Image Ltd. : Live in Japan '83

Flip - Sorry

The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill

There Is a PiL in Heaven

Degeneration Punk

Leftfield: A Final Hit




