John Lydon
Born January 31, 1956 (Age: 70)
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London, England, UK
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]
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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Filmography
Song to Song
2017
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as John Lydon
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Age: 61
Public Image Limited – Live At Rockpalast 1983
2012
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as Vocals
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Age: 56
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012
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as Self
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Age: 56
There Is a PiL in Heaven
2012
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as
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Age: 56
Punk Britannia at the BBC
2012
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as Self
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Age: 56
Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
2011
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as Self
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Age: 54
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
2009
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as Self
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Age: 53
The Sex Pistols: In their own words
2007
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as Self
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Age: 51
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
2006
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as Self
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Age: 49
No Image
The Sex Pistols: Music Video Box Documentary
2005
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as
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Age: 48
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
2002
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as Self - Vocals
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Age: 46
The Independent
2000
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as Baruce
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Age: 44
The Filth and the Fury
2000
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as Self
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Age: 44
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998
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as Self - Host
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Age: 42
Degeneration Punk
1997
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as
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Age: 41
Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
1996
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as Johnny Rotton
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Age: 40
Sex Pistols: The Filthy Lucre Tour - Live in Japan
1996
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as Self - Vocals
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Age: 40
Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)
1989
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as Self
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Age: 33
Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
1988
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as Self
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Age: 32
Anarchy Movie '85
1985
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as Self
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Age: 29
Public Image Ltd. : Live in Japan '83
1983
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as Himself
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Age: 27
D.O.A.
1981
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as Self
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Age: 25
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
1980
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as The Collaborator
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Age: 24
Punk and Its Aftershocks
1980
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as Self
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Age: 24
The Punk Rock Movie
1978
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as Self
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Age: 22
Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
1978
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as Self
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Age: 21
No Image
Berlin Wall and the Sex Pistols
1978
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as
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Age: 21
The Year Of Punk
1978
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Age: 21