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Rotten
No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
Author: John Lydon with Keith and Kent Zimmerman
Rotten
$23.00
About This Book
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"I have no time for lies and fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die."--John Lydon
Punk has been romanticized and embalmed in various media. It has been portrayed as an English class revolt and a reckless diversion that became a marketing dream. But there is no disputing its starting point. Every story of punk starts with its idols, the Sex Pistols, and its sneering hero was Johnny Rotten.
In Rotten, Lydon looks back at himself, the Sex Pistols, and the "no future" disaffection of the time. Much more than just a music book, Rotten is an oral history of punk: angry, witty, honest, poignant, and crackling with energy.
Imprint Publisher
Picador
ISBN
9780312428136
In The News
“Alive at the core . . . Lydon's quite the humorist. . . . [Full of] cut marks of wit and ego.” —The New Yorker
“A wrathful Irish poet . . . Lydon proves to have a keen wit and rare insight.” —The Washington Post Book World
“A pavement philosopher whose Dickensian roots blossom with Joycean color.” —Rolling Stone
“Invaluable . . . sheds welcome light on that short period of great music and spasmodic cultural change.” —San Francisco Chronicle
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