1977: the Queen's punk jubilee
In 1977, the punk movement collided with the Queen's silver jubilee, and the Sex Pistols chose to mark the event with a provocative boat trip on the Thames. As another ro...
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John Lydon
John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956), also known by the former stage name
Johnny Rotten, is a singer-songwriter and television presenter, best known as
the lead singer of punk band the Sex Pistols from 1975 until 1978, and again
for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s. He is the lead singer of the
post-punk band Public Image Ltd (PiL), which he founded and fronted ... read more
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