[kj] OT: Lydon, US v UK punk

[gingoblin at easynet.co.uk]

I can't believe anyone still listens to what Lydon has to say about 
anything. While he used to have something interesting to say in his earlier 
years, the "Dame Lydon" persona rears its ugly head almost every time now, 
and he talks total and utter pish! Some of the unbelievable bullshit he was 
coming out with at recent-ish Pistols gigs made me long for Sid's incisive 
wisdom!! He is officially Out Of Touch, but still insists on spouting his 
rrrrubbish.
The "butter ads funding PiL tour" is but one example of the nonsense he 
comes out with. The ticket prices were unbelievably high on the first tour 
cos  Lydon and/or his management demanded so much from the promoters. 
Promoters then priced tickets in accordance with what they were paying out. 
The rest is bollocks! Butter can fuck off, margarine rules!

And in answer to the US/UK punk thing... here it is... it was both!

Dave in Edinburgh




At 21:30 02/02/2011 +0000, you wrote:

>How much would the PiL tour tickets have cost without the bu'er adverts? 

>Do you know, I''m not altogether sure I believe him!

>

>On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 8:25 AM, nicholas fitzpatrick 

><<mailto:gasw30 at hotmail.com>gasw30 at hotmail.com> wrote:

>I'm not trying to fan the flames of this debate as I don't personally have 

>an interest. However, I like history, so for the punk historians on the 

>board, from today's '60 second' interview in the Metro:

>

>Q: If the Pistols hadn't existed, would punk have happened?

>

>A: No. There's confusion about this from people who should know better. 

>Whatever was happening in New York was being done by much older people 

>than us who were interested in the poetry of Rimbaud or glam rock - which 

>isn't where we were. Older acts claimed it came from them first, which 

>isn't right.

>

>Apart from that, he says he's releasing a book called Mr Rotten's 

>Scrapbook, limited edition, 750 copies, £449 (that's not a typo!). He also 

>says the butter adverts funded the PiL tours.

>

>

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