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Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs Book

Rotten : Paperback : Picador USA : 9780312428136 : 0312428138 : 28 Oct 2008 : Punk's original angry young man and leader of the Sex Pistols finally tells his side of the story in this blunt and poignant autobiography. As the most notorious face of the era--Johnny Rotten--Lydon now tells the real story with contributions from Chrissie Hynde, Billy Idol, and others who were there in the late 70s era that changed youth forever. Photos.Read More

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  • Amazon Review

    "Much has been written about the Sex Pistols. Much of it has either been sensationalism or journalistic psychobabble. The rest has been mere spite. This book is as close to the truth as one can get ... This means contradictions and insults have not been edited, and neither have the compliments, if any. I have no time for lies or fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die."

    So writes author John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten, in his introduction to the book Rotten, an oral history of punk: angry, honest, and crackling with energy. Seventies punk has been romanticized by the media and the up-and-coming punk bands of today, but the sneering, leering disaffection of that time has been lost. Now, Lydon candidly and at times, dare we say it, fondly looks back at himself, the Sex Pistols, and the "no future" attitude of the time. Rolling Stone calls Lydon a "pavement philosopher whose Dickensian roots blossom with Joycean color," and the San Francisco Chronicle calls Rotten an "invaluable [book] ... sheds welcome light on that short period of great music and spasmodic cultural change."

    Bollocks you say? Read, sneer, and enjoy or die.

  • Product Description

    "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.

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