"Not eloquent, but not ignorant, either"

When he's not throwing coffee at Jimmy Pursey, renaissance man Johnny Rotten likes to kick back and record fashion commentary for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Many museums in NYC and elsewhere are offering their audio tours as podcast downloads, and the Met selected Mr. Lydon as chief expert for their current exhibit, AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion (link to NY Times review).

Curious to hear what an ex-Sex Pistol has to say about British fashion? Download his commentary here (MP3).

Aside from his painful recitation of the lyrics to "God Save the Queen," his blather about safety pins and bondage suits, and quoting Shakespeare, the man unleashes a few zingers:

- I am neither anarchist nor monarchist. I'm a monanarchist.
- If you have no comprehension where I stand on the subject, then you are not really clearly listening.
- I'm a stand-up bloke, and you should be, too.

Comments

[fred]

someone please make this antique blowhard go away

hard to believe this was such a major influence in my life when I was a teen in the 70s

first night of the pistols reunion tour was at Red Rocks in Colorado. rotten wheezed and whined worst than my mom on her deathbead from cancer, fuckin pathetic piece of shit

[fatty jubbo]

whenever I see a picture of John Lydon, I am stuck staring at it for a few minutes wondering where that skinny spastic little weirdo is in that bloated bore of a man. While I appreciate his caustic speaking schtick- ultimately it comes off as schtick...I mean, where has he progressed in 30 years? If he was still producing quality material, I could forgive it...but he seems to be an awfully bitter old man stuck in a loop. This is especially saddening considering the revolutionary work he did with the early PIL records (and the Sex Pistols too!).

His book was pretty good...he doesn't come off as jaded as he does in recent speaking engagements.

[Krys O.]

He STILL has the cutest dimples.

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