Lydon criticizes Sex Pistols meeting and says he will never come back: ‘They have turned everything into a children’s clowning, this is unacceptable’
John Lydon Attached the meeting of Sex pistolsstating that it will never be part of the group.
Earlier this year, the former singer of Pistols had already criticized the return of the band with Frank Cartercalling him “karaoke” in an interview with NME. Now, in a new conversation with PA (via The Independent), Lydon It was categorical when asked about a possible meeting:
“Never, not after I consider your dirt. May they sink into Disney’s ‘Woke’ expectations. They killed the content, or did their best to it, and turned everything into a children’s clowning, which is unacceptable.”
He continued:
Sorry, but I won’t contribute to that anymore. As I am concerned, I am the Pistolsand they are not. ”
Declaration of Lydon refers to the judicial battle he fought against the guitarist Steve Jones and the drummer Paul Cook to prevent the songs from Sex pistols were used in the series Pistolproduced by Disney+ and directed by Danny Boyle in 2022. The singer lost the case.
About the band’s current formation, he added:
“Last year, they had to call Billy Idoland now the Lord Carterto interpret my lyrics for them. This is a true clown circus. ”
Lydon had already expressed opinions similar to NME previously. When asked if he had watched videos of the new live formation, he replied:
“No, but the Lord Carter now you have to follow the steps of Billy Idolit is not? Poor Billy! I saw some excerpts on Youtube, and he’s struggling to breathe – he can’t sing my songs! [risos] ‘No Feelings’ separates men from the boys. ”
In the most recent interview, he also recalled the frustration he felt in the early years of the band:
“I wanted to try more with the Pistols. I wrote ‘Religion’which later became a famous song from PUBLIC IMAGE LTD.while still in the band, but they refused to touch her. ‘Ah, you can’t say that,’ they told me. And I thought, ‘Didn’t you hear everything you said before? This is good here. ‘”
“This was frustrating, but I don’t want to attack them too much. After all, it’s not their fault if they’re without talent and can’t evolve, right?”
You Sex pistolswho played with Lydon for the last time in 2008, they held a return tour in the United Kingdom last year, with Frank Carter on vocals. The success of the shows resulted in the announcement of new presentations in 2025, including participation in the Download Festival and in the concert series of the Teenage Cancer Trust At the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Steve Jonesguitarist of the band, commented on the absence of Lydon At the meeting:
“John You have no interest in doing this. We thought there would be a negative reaction when we follow without it, but to my surprise there was no. A few people on Instagram complained, but they hadn’t even seen playing. I understand that, for some, the Sex pistols without John They make no sense, but even those who were just out of curiosity ended up after some songs. ”
When asked would come back in contact with Lydon, Jones he responded:
“Who knows? You never know …”
The bassist Glen Matlock also spoke to NME about criticism of Lydon to the new formation:
“Well, he was wrong, wasn’t it? Because the shows were great. John He made his choice, now has to deal with it. He is happy with the Pil. Good luck to him. It’s not my beach, just like what I do is not his. ”
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Source: Rollingstone
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