John Lydon

2023 - 1 - 31

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The 7 wildest takes from punk legend John Lydon (Far Out Magazine)

Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd frontman, John Lydon has made a career out of being controversial. We've listed the punk's seven most incendiary takes.

With the Israel-Palestine debate being one of the most contentious in society, there’s no surprise that Lydon has entered the discussion. The point that caused the most significant stir in the Times column was when he said, “God bless the Queen. Whilst the statement he made about no point of view is somewhat agreeable, what he said after rightly caused him to come under fire. Whilst there were many talking points from this eye-opening piece, one of the hottest was when he wrote: “Anarchy is a terrible idea. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/13/john-lydon-sex-pistols-johnny-rotten-danny-boyle-the-queen?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR29QgcHgJ3MoaTbA-Oh2pWyQXA9hTvj7nOg5yLNNa872qrL3uPeYM5fCKk&fs=e&s=cl#Echobox=1655100408) in 2022, Lydon spoke of his contempt of cancel culture: “There’s no understanding, no empathy for another point of view. When John Lydon announced his intention to compete on Eurovision with Public Image Ltd earlier this year, the irony wasn’t lost on anyone. He claimed people would have to be as “daft as a brush” not to vote for him. With his current media image strangely disparate from the one that burst onto the scene with the Sex Pistols in 1976, there’s no surprise the composition of his fanbase has changed dramatically. After all, this was the man who once dismissed Hole frontwoman Courtney Love by saying: “You love the idea of being a rebel, but you haven’t proved to me – or anybody – exactly what being a rebel is; what are you rebelling against? Although Trump is mistakenly regarded by many of his supporters as being the man to bring down the establishment, there should be no bones made about the fact that he is very much of the establishment. In an industry known for its tendency to attract sheeple, a certain degree of respect has to be awarded to the Public Image Ltd frontman, despite the overarching view people may have of him. Despite the frequently cited criticism that his public image was a fallacy, very few can doubt that he is one of music’s original iconoclasts.

John Lydon breaks down in tears as he discusses his wife's battle ... (Daily Mail)

John Lydon broke down in tears while speaking about caring for his Alzheimer's-stricken wife Nora Forster on Tuesday's This Morning.

Alzheimer's is an enormous problem, at the moment it's incurable and I struggle to find and keep a relationship with Nora and me' (pictured in 2005) Alzheimer's is an enormous problem, at the moment it's incurable and I struggle to find and keep a relationship with Nora and me. What you've got to do is fight.' I can see the personality in her eyes that lets me know. Opening up about the song, he said on GMB recently: 'This is the beginning of a new journey. 'I try to capture that in the song.

John Lydon tears up as he talks about wife Nora's Alzheimer's battle (Radio X)

The Sex Pistols and PiL rocker appeared on This Morning and opened up about taking care of his wife, who suffers from disease.

"Alzheimer's is an enormous problem, at the moment it's incurable and I struggle to find and keep a relationship with Nora and me. "The song, it tells you not to ask lots of questions and to be happy for them. "It took me four years to do the lyrics to the song," he said of the song.

John Lydon breaks down in tears as he speaks on heartbreak of ... (Daily Express)

John Lydon has candidly opened up about his wife Nora's Alzheimer's diagnosis when speaking to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on This Morning.

"Finding things that we share together," he explained. John explained he has struggled to watch his wife's "very slow dilapidation of the brain". "And if there's a language on the screen where she can focus on that and it helps." "And I hope that comes across in the music." "Alzheimer's is enormous, and it's so pervasive and so at the moment...incurable. "And I think it's as close to accurately portraying the situation as I can get.

John Lydon breaks down about wife Nora's battle with Alzheimer's (Metro)

Sex Pistols star John Lydon became emotional when he spoke about his wife's struggle with the disease on This Morning with Holly Willoughby.

That person I love is still there every minute of every day and that is my life.’ [Emotional John Lydon opens up about Eurovision bid song’s dedication to wife Nora amid her ongoing struggle with Alzheimer’s](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/14/john-lydon-opens-up-about-eurovision-bid-songs-dedication-to-wife-nora-18101399/?ico=more_text_links) I get broke up even thinking about it.’ [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/21039063/john-lydon-heartbreak-eurovision-song/): ‘It is a song about the dissipation of a human being that I dearly love, in front of my very eyes.’ [John Lydon U-turns after saying he’s never watched Eurovision insisting it was big part of his youth](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/16/john-lydon-u-turns-after-saying-hes-never-watched-eurovision-18105980/?ico=more_text_links) [full-time carer](https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/08/johnny-rotten-sex-pistols-john-lydon-full-time-carer-wife-nora-alzheimers-battle-12822403/)’, adding that: ‘For me the real person is still there.

Does John Lydon have any children with wife Nora Forster? (HITC)

Sex Pistols John Lydon has been married to his wife, Nora Forster, since 1979, but do they share any children together?

It was there she worked alongside the Sex Pistols, The Clash, and The Slits. Born November 6, 1982, Nora is the daughter of a wealthy publishing family. “I suggested they came to us because I wasn’t having them abandoned.

Sex Pistols' John Lydon slams This Morning hosts for 'lousy ... (Daily Star)

Singer John Lydon didn't mince his words when he appeared on ITV's This Morning after he was quick to criticise Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's ...

"The song, it tells you not to ask lots of questions and to be happy for them. Alzheimer's is an enormous problem, at the moment it's incurable and I struggle to find and keep a relationship with Nora and me. As they all giggled, John replied: "I don't know, I mean you're dead right.

Sex Pistols' John Lydon slams This Morning's Holly and Phil before ... (The Scottish Sun)

SEX Pistols legend John Lydon was supported by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield today after he snapped at them and broke down in tears on This M.

Our love to Nora." [Holly](https://www.instagram.com/stories/gemowen_1/3027387936177785405/?hl=en) introduced the punk rocker first and called him "John" alongside a montage of his career highlights, which focused on his days in the Sex Pistols. "It’s a love song and it’s got huge tragedy and poignancy and that the importance of love does conquer all." "It’s a song not just about Nora and me, it’s a subject that is really important and it’s so pervasive and so at the moment incurable. He continued: "Here is a song I’ve wrote about my lovely missus, who is suffering Alzheimer's, and I’m having to watch the slow dilapidation of her brain. Johnny had a second pop at them and said: "Well it would have been better if you’d started at the top and ended at the bottom."

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