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Dustin the Turkey has just four words to describe Sex Pistols John Lydon's Irish Eurovision bid

Exclusive: Johnny Rotten is one of six acts hoping to represent Ireland at the song contest in May

Irish Mirror

Sex Pistols' John Lydon competing to represent Ireland in Eurovision

The singer will go head-to-head with five other acts to become Ireland's representative

Liverpool Echo

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon announces plans to represent Ireland in Eurovision

The 2023 Eurovision will be held in May at the ACC Liverpool after the UK was named runner-up at the 2022 event with Sam Ryder - and Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Lydon is hoping to compete

Daily Mirror

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Johnny Rotten and his band could be competing at Eurovision this year

PiL are among the six entries vying to represent Ireland in Liverpool in May

Wales Online

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 Guardian - 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

Punk icon John Lydon is going for Ireland Eurovision glory - we look back at his Irish roots

With a father from Galway and a mother from Cork, the music legend has always acknowledged his Irishness

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One of country's top bands and punk rock icon among contenders to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool

Wild Youth and former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon are in the mix to represent us at Eurovision 2023

Irish Mirror

‘I will outshine them all’: the enduring genius of Bloc Party

As US pop-punk band Paramore claim the London band as the primary influence on their new album, we look at how Bloc Party bridged the gap with emo – and continue to inspire young artists today

The Guardian - 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 Independent UK

Keith Levene obituary

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

The Guardian - UK

Keith Levene wrote his own rules for rock guitar

His ambition to ‘use it in different ways’ helped steer PiL’s post-punk to genuinely fresh ground and was a formative influence for both U2 and My Bloody Valentine

The Guardian - UK

Keith Levene of punk band The Clash dies, aged 65

Lloyd Cole hails ‘bona fide guitar genius’

The Independent UK

The Clash founder Keith Levene dead aged 65

He was described as 'one of the most innovative, audacious and influential guitarists of all time'

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The Independent UK

The Clash and Public Image Ltd co-founder Keith Levene dies aged 65

His guitar work helped pioneer the angular post-punk sound.

The Guardian - UK

Keith Levene, founding member of the Clash, dies at 65

Influential post-punk musician was an original member of the Clash before founding PiL with John Lydon and Jah Wobble

The Guardian - UK

Running Up that Hill by Tom Doyle review – Kate Bush in pieces

A fragmentary guide to the musical genius offers fresh insights to the creative process – but the personal remains private

The Independent UK

Handwritten John Lydon Sex Pistols lyrics sell at auction for over £50,000

The lyrics were part of a private collection of artwork, posters and documents which sold at Sotheby’s auction house for a total of £354,567.

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The Independent UK

‘Extraordinary’ collection of Sex Pistols artwork and memorabilia to go on sale

Sotheby’s in London will host a sale of the items during October.

Chronicle Live

John Lydon says it's tasteless for Sex Pistols to benefit from the Queen’s death

The band was famous for its anti-establishment lyrics, but the former lead singer said the family “deserves some respect in this difficult time”

Daily Mirror

John Lydon hits out at former Sex Pistols bandmates for 'cashing in' on Queen's death

John Lydon has angrily accused his former bandmates of trying to 'cash in' on the death of Queen Elizabeth II with the use of their 1977 single 'God Save The Queen'

The Independent UK

Sex Pistols respond to John Lydon claims over ‘tasteless Queen cash-ins’

The punk band said nothing new relating to God Save The Queen is ‘being promoted or released in any way’.

The Independent UK

John Lydon: It’s disrespectful for Sex Pistols to benefit from the Queen’s death

The singer wrote the lyrics to the punk band’s 1977 hit God Save The Queen.

The Independent UK

John Lydon says it’s ‘tasteless’ if Sex Pistols benefit from the death of Queen Elizabeth II

Lydon, better known as Johnny Rotten, wrote the lyrics for 1977 punk hit ‘God Save the Queen’

WEKU

British pop music has a fraught relationship with Queen Elizabeth

Since the 1970s, the UK's punk, alternative and hip-hop artists have used music to share their feelings about the late monarch and what she represents.

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