[kj] hes still a punk ;-)

[Brendan]

Cheers...I'm gonna spend the rest of the day at work Googling :)

I remember reading Lydon said he wanted to work with Kurt Cobain at one
stage but didn't get to cos the guy topped himself.

Could be worse though, he could have become a cupcake evangelist...


> Punk was a name banded around in states, before the UK, and many Americans

> will stake claim to the 'genre'. Most UK punks didn't even call themselves

> punk..it hails more from CBGBs and Richard hell etc..McClaren marketed it

> very successfully. It's what he's good at. I personally think scenes and

> genres suck....and always thought it a bit daft to call myself punk or

> goth

> or whatever...sheep are sheep I suppose....and Malcolm made money from

> them,

> which Lydon sued for and won, a  few years later :)

>

>

>>From: "Brendan" <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

>>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the

>>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

>><gathering at misera.net>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] hes still a punk ;-)

>>Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:23:29 +1200 (NZST)

>>

>>How does Malcolm McLaren being a tosser obviate the 'Don from complicity

>>to divest the public of their hard earned dollars in support of a band

>>that was put together with the dollar sign in mind? He is always railing

>>against unoriginal music being put out to cater to a specific audience

>> for

>>monetary reasons. So what I want to know is: was 'punk' already happening

>>(Ramones)in the US, and were the Sex Pistols put together to capitalise,

>>and was Lydon chosen because of his image?

>>

>>If that's true no problems, he obviously turned it around with PIL, but I

>>would like to know. I may have to look authorative about this stuff at a

>>party one day ;)

>>

>>So stop trying to send me down intellectual cul de sacs!

>>

>>In the cul de sac, turn back on the track, in the cul de sac!

>>

>>;p

>>

>> > Because Malcolm McClaren is a tosser. Look what he did to the

>> ants...the

>> > origins of hip hop and much more...complete w*nker...

>> >

>> > 'the Public Image belongs to me' ;)

>> >

>> >

>> >>From: "Brendan" <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

>> >>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the

>> >>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>> >>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

>> >><gathering at misera.net>

>> >>Subject: Re: [kj] hes still a punk  ;-)

>> >>Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:27:29 +1200 (NZST)

>> >>

>> >>Can someone explain to me Lydon's rationale for his massive negativity

>> >>about other musicians (except Kate Bush), when the Sex Pistols were

>> >>originally put together to cater to a particular audience and he was

>> >>selected because of his image?

>> >>

>> >>

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