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Jah Wobble on covering the Beatles, London buses and why punk went wrong: ‘Being kind is seen as square’

The maverick former Public Image Ltd bassist takes us on a typically picaresque journey through his ‘Kafka-esque’ days at Transport for London, being named by Sid Vicious and his spiritual learnings

The Guardian - UK

Forever Now review – timeless stars shine among grab bag of 80s nostalgia

Public Image Ltd deliver a thrilling set and the The can still enthrall, but it is the techno-symphonies of headliners Kraftwerk that remain truly peerless

The Guardian - UK

I am a novelist! Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon announces new book project

John Lydon - the Public Image Ltd singer and former frontman of The Sex Pistols - has revealed he has started writing a novel, the first fictional book he has attempted.

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'I never stop writing!' John Lydon confirms new Public Image Ltd album is on the way

Sex Pistols legend John Lydon has revealed a new Public Image Ltd album will be written while the band are on tour this summer.

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‘I’ve always had a soft spot for Lady Gaga’: John Lydon’s honest playlist

The Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd frontman prefers drinking to karaoke and loves the Kinks, but which out-there rock song changed his life?

The Guardian - UK

"Lots of my records melted in the blaze": John Lydon lost part of his vinyl collection after his kitchen was accidentally set on fire - right after his insurance was cancelled

The former Sex Pistol hates shortbread, but loves toffees and biscuit tins

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John Lydon processing grief through new PiL music

John Lydon has found working on Public Image Ltd's new album helpful in working through his grief for late wife Nora Forster.

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Legendary singer confirmed for Glasgow’s Summer Nights at The Bandstand

The line-up for this years event has been revealed

The National (Scotland)

Public Image Ltd extend This Is Not The Last Tour

Public Image Ltd have added four more dates to their 2025 tour.

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Kraftwerk, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Death Cult, The Damned, Public Image Ltd, The The and more to play first Forever Now festival

New UK festival Forever Now, a celebration of alternative culture, will take place at The National Bowl, Milton Keynes on June 22

Louder

Never mind the steps, here’s Johnny Rotten’s 1970s Chelsea home for sale for £1.55 million

With a front door above street level and a further three flights of stairs taking you to the top bedroom and roof terrace, the triplex within the Sex Pistol’s one-time house is ideal for music fans of a certain vintage and fitness level

Evening Standard

Public Image Ltd: End of World review – a frustratingly mixed bag

John Lydon and band once again veer between hit and miss, from the poignantly affecting to the particularly annoying

The Guardian - UK

"Get that f***ing Siri or whatever out of your house": John Lydon warns against the dangers of AI, which he claims has "infiltrated young people’s minds now to the point of total domination"

Public Image Ltd frontman John Lydon is the latest musician to speak out against Artificial Intelligence

Louder

Classic Rock tracks of the week: eight new songs you need to hear right now

Doro, Ayron Jones and Public Image Ltd. are among the best new rock songs this week – Vote for your favourite

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Nora Forster death: John Lydon’s wife, who had Alzheimer’s, dies, aged 80

Former Sex Pistols star was married to Forster for almost 50 years

Irish Mirror

Wild Youth to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool with 'We Are One'

The band came out on top during the RTE Late Late Eurosong Special on Friday night

Daily Mirror

John Lydon loses bid to represent Ireland in Eurovision with song honouring wife

John Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, made a bid to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest with his song Hawaii, which is dedicated to his wife Nora

Evening Standard

John Lydon: They kept saying Eurovision... I said, why not?

With his moving new single ‘Hawaii’, former Sex Pistol John Lydon has his sights set on the world’s biggest, if cheesiest, song contest. He talks to Tom Ellen about songwriting as catharsis, Harry, Meghan and Greta Thunberg and why he’s now ‘beyond ego’

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The Guardian - UK

Factory flaw: hunt for stolen 1977 sign that put Manchester on pop music map

The very first Factory club night was advertised with this poster. Now its designer wants it back to complete a major archive

The Guardian - UK

John Lydon hopes to highlight ‘torture’ of Alzheimer’s with Eurovision bid

Former Sex Pistol competing to represent Ireland with love letter to wife of 44 years who is living with the illness

Evening Standard

John Lydon bizarrely brands Eurovision ‘disgusting’ despite attempting to star on the show

The former Sex Pistol lives up to his anarchist reputation as he hopes to represent Ireland

The Guardian - UK

John Lydon’s Public Image Ltd compete to represent Ireland at Eurovision

Former Sex Pistols’ frontman, who was born in London to Irish parents, has entered the song Hawaii, a love letter to his wife who has Alzheimer’s disease

The Independent UK

John Lydon’s Public Image Ltd to compete to represent Ireland at Eurovision

The band have entered the song Hawaii, a tribute to the frontman’s wife who has Alzheimer’s.

The Independent UK

Keith Levene: Guitarist whose style defined Public Image Ltd

The musician’s talent for guitar helped influence both the post-punk and new wave scenes

The Guardian - UK

Keith Levene obituary

Guitarist and musician who was a founding member of the Clash and Public Image Ltd

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