John Joseph Lydon (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 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," 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 caused a nationwide uproar in much of the media, and Lydon
was seen as a figurehead of the burgeoning punk movement. Despite their
controversial lyrics and style at the time, they are now regarded as one of the
most influential acts in the history of popular music.
Since
2013 Lydon has held British, Irish and American citizenship. He is also a vocal
supporter of Donald Trump.
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