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John Lydon

London, UK · Vocals

Johnny Rotten in Sex Pistols; later Public Image Ltd—sneer as method across logos.

John Lydon, 2013
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Punk detonator → post-punk PiL: same voice, different songwriting economy after 1978.

Born 1956. Fronts Sex Pistols 1975–78. After the breakup forms Public Image Ltd (PiL)—dub space, anti-rock star framing. Person page keeps Pistols and PiL as linked seasons under one vocalist.

Tenures

  1. Sex Pistols

    1975–1978

    Vocals

    Johnny Rotten era singles and Bollocks.

    Band →

  2. Public Image Ltd

    1978–present

    Vocals

    Post-punk / dub-leaning project after Pistols.

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