sheds welcome light on that short period of great music and spasmodic cultural change.'īollocks you say? Read, sneer, and enjoy or die. Rolling Stone calls Lydon a 'pavement philosopher whose Dickensian roots blossom with Joycean color,' and the San Francisco Chronicle calls Rotten an 'invaluable. Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs (Lydon, John, with Keith and Kent. John Joseph Lydon (/ l a d n / born 31 January 1956), also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a British singer-songwriter. Now, Lydon candidly and at times, dare we say it, fondly looks back at himself, the Sex Pistols, and the 'no future' attitude of the time. This book title, Rotten (No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs), ISBN: 9780312428136, by John Lydon, Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman, published by Picador (October. Synopsis: Johnny Rotten tells his own side of the Sex Pistols story and the era. Seventies punk has been romanticized by the media and the up-and-coming punk bands of today, but the sneering, leering disaffection of that time has been lost. Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs Kindle Edition by John Lydon (Author), Keith Zimmerman (Author), & 1 more Format: Kindle Edition 566 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover £7.14 8 Used from £7.14 1 Collectible from £50.00 Paperback £14.39 9 Used from £3.73 14 New from £12. Johnny Rotten, in his introduction to the book Rotten, an oral history of punk: angry, honest, and crackling with energy. I have no time for lies or fantasy, and neither should you. This means contradictions and insults have not been edited, and neither have the compliments, if any. This book is as close to the truth as one can get. Buy the eBook Rotten, No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs by John Lydon online from Australias leading online eBook store. Much of it has either been sensationalism or journalistic psychobabble. 'Much has been written about the Sex Pistols.

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