Johnny Rotten has always been against Pistol, the Sex Pistols biographical series – and has even sued former bandmates
John Lydonalso known as Johnny Rottencriticized again pistolbiographical series of the iconic English punk rock band sex pistols. Since the announcement of the production directed by Danny Boylethe musician has always been against it – and has even sued his former groupmates.
In the most recent review, rotten stated how he was particularly upset with the band abandoning the anti-establishment mindset to partner with disney. “[A série] goes against everything we once stood for. The only thing you have of value in your life with, and you’re going to cheapen it because you want some extra cash? There’s not much of a human being there,” he told The Guardian.
Although the musician has not watched the series, he opined about the trailer for pistol: “It’s karaoke, really. The voices, the way they talk… It sounds like a bunch of kids, all discussing the latest calamities! It’s not like that! It’s so wrong.”
pistol debuted on Star+ on May 31, 2022. The production stars Anson Boon (Johnny Rotten), Louis Partridge (Sid Vicious), Jacob Slater (Paul Cook) and Christian Lees (Glen Matlock), Besides Maisie Williamsstar of game of Thrones. It is worth remembering how the series is based on Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol (2016), guitarist Steve’s memoir Jones.
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Other Criticism and Prosecution Against Former Sex Pistols Colleagues
In April 2022, Johnny Rotten classified pistol as a “middle-class fantasy,” which “has little proximity to the truth” after claiming in 2021 how he did not consent to the biographical series taking place.
The musician also lost a legal battle against former bandmates from sex pistols in 2021, after refusing to license the band’s music for the series. Steve Jones and the drummer Paul Cook legally challenged the veto of rotten.
Edmund Cullenlawyer of Jones and cooksaid how a band agreement made in 1998 stated that decisions on licensing applications could be determined based on “majority rules.”
Source: Rollingstone
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