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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.

Rotten

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    A Paperback / softback by John Lydon, Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman

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      Publisher Picador USA
      Published 28 October 2008
      ISBN-13 9780312428136
      978-0312428136
      ISBN-10 0312428138

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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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