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Beastie Boys also did this kind of apologizing for their early career that made them famous. I kind of admire guys like John Lydon and Jello Biafra more for ju
by fullshark 3y ago
Beastie Boys also did this kind of apologizing for their early career that made them famous. I kind of admire guys like John Lydon and Jello Biafra more for just sticking to attitude that got him there, even while they both have obviously matured dramatically. Edgy provocation has its place too, even if it makes you roll your eyes when done artlessly.
- tptacek 3y agoIt's hard to think of someone less anchored in their original identity than John Lydon, unless you subscribe to the (plausible) idea that everything about the Sex Pistols was an an act and they were just a boy band. Martin Short has more credibility than Lydon; at least he was in the Queen Haters.
- notahacker 3y agoYeah, Albini's "sorry, I'm not quite as much of an arsehole as I used to act" reinvention is way more 'authentic' than Lydon's "I'm still the edgy antiestablishment punk your great grandma told you not to listen to, I just think people misunderstood God Save the Queen as an attack on the Royal Family. P.S. I love that respect Britain attitude Jacob Rees Mogg has"
- zimpenfish 3y ago> I kind of admire guys like John Lydon and Jello Biafra more for just sticking to attitude that got him there John Lydon was recently advertising butter on UK TV. I'm not sure you can call that "sticking to [the punk] attitude".
- rocketbop 3y agoHe also entered Eurovision.
- hackandthink 3y agoJohn Lydon is such a nice person. His autobiography is worth reading. Both are great artists and Jello's Label was really important.