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Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs

by John Lydon

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"I have no time for lies and fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die..." --John Lydon

Punk has been romanticized and embalmed in various media. An English class revolt that became a worldwide fashion statement, punk's idols were the Sex Pistols, and its sneering hero was Johnny Rotten.

Seventeen years later, John Lydon looks back at himself, the Sex Pistols, and the "no future" disaffection of the time. Much more than just a music book, Rotten is an oral history of punk: angry, witty, honest, poignant, crackling with energy. Malcolm McLaren, Sid Vicious, Chrissie Hynde, Billy Idol, London and England in the late 1970s, the Pistols' creation and collapse...all are here, in perhaps the best book ever written about music and youth culture, by one of its most notorious figures.

Synopsis:

"I have no time for lies and fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die."--John Lydon

Punk has been romanticized and embalmed in various media. It has been portrayed as an English class revolt and a reckless diversion that became a marketing dream. But there is no disputing its starting point. Every story of punk starts with its idols, the Sex Pistols, and its sneering hero was Johnny Rotten.

In Rotten, Lydon looks back at himself, the Sex Pistols, and the "no future" disaffection of the time. Much more than just a music book, Rotten is an oral history of punk: angry, witty, honest, poignant, and crackling with energy.

Synopsis:

Punk has been romanticized and embalmed in scholarly articles, magazines, books, museum exhibits, and movies. A class revolt that became a fashion statement, punk's idols were the Sex Pistols, and its sneering hero was Johnny Rotten. Seventeen years later, John Lydon looks back at himself, the Sex Pistols, and the "no future" disaffection of the time.
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About the Author

John Lydon now records and performs both as a solo artist and with PiL (Public Image Limited). He lives in California.

Keith and Kent Zimmerman are writers for Gavin Report. The live in Oakland, California.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312118839
Subtitle:
No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
Other:
Lyndon, John
Author:
Lyndon, John
Author:
Lydon, John
Publisher:
Picador
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Composers & Musicians - Rock
Subject:
England
Subject:
Rock musicians
Subject:
Punk rock music
Subject:
Composers & Musicians
Subject:
Punk rock music -- History and criticism.
Subject:
Rotten, Johnny
Subject:
Punk rock musicians
Subject:
Composers & Musicians - General
Subject:
Genres
Subject:
Styles/Punk
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Punk
Copyright:
1995
Edition Description:
Trade Paperback
Series Volume:
no. 216
Publication Date:
20081028
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Includes 29 black-and-white photographs
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
9.28 x 6.11 x 1.085 in
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"I have no time for lies and fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die."--John Lydon

Punk has been romanticized and embalmed in various media. It has been portrayed as an English class revolt and a reckless diversion that became a marketing dream. But there is no disputing its starting point. Every story of punk starts with its idols, the Sex Pistols, and its sneering hero was Johnny Rotten.

In Rotten, Lydon looks back at himself, the Sex Pistols, and the "no future" disaffection of the time. Much more than just a music book, Rotten is an oral history of punk: angry, witty, honest, poignant, and crackling with energy.
"Synopsis" by , Punk has been romanticized and embalmed in scholarly articles, magazines, books, museum exhibits, and movies. A class revolt that became a fashion statement, punk's idols were the Sex Pistols, and its sneering hero was Johnny Rotten. Seventeen years later, John Lydon looks back at himself, the Sex Pistols, and the "no future" disaffection of the time.
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