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Since the world first met him as Johnny Rotten in the mid-'70s when he fronted the Sex Pistols , John Lydon has remained one of rock 'n' roll's most honest, compelling figures. His post-punk band Public Image Ltd. ( PiL ) was founded in 1978 and has performed on and off since then. Their latest record, This is PiL, is already garnering many strong reviews and Spinner had the pleasure of speaking ...

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The man formerly known as Johnny Rotten discusses the first new Public Image Ltd. album in 20 years.

She doesn’t have the cult following of Tori Amos or the eccentric reputation of Fiona Apple, but Regina Spektor is every bit the accomplished songwriter, musician and entertainer.

Singer also says record labels 'deserved to fall apart'

John Lydon frontman of The Sex Pistols and PiL has slammed music reality shows, labelling both The Voice and American Idol as "humiliating".

The PiL singer also insists that the music business no longer exists.

paragraph class="noindent"Earlier this year, when Axl Rose announced his intention to skip his own Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, he was following in the footsteps of John Lydon, formerly Johnny Rotten, of the Sex Pistols, who responded to his band’s enshrinement in 2006 . . .

Former Sex Pistol John Lydon on his other band’s new album, This is PiL, their tour and how butter changed his life.

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Jay-Z discovery gets a jump on summer with the catchiest use of a dirty word - on the radio version it sounds like she's trying to get a bull to hush - since Cee-Lo's "(Forget) You." At 56, John Lydon still identifies as a lawless teenager, though it's now more of a lifestyle choice than the act of revolution it was when the Sex Pistols declared there was "no future" a lifetime ago.