Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs - Softcover

John Lydon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0859653412 ISBN 13: 9780859653411

Publisher: Plexus, 2003

Synopsis

Punk has been romanticised and embalmed by the media. A youth revolt that became a worldwide fashion statement, punk s idols were the Sex Pistols and Johnny Rotten was its sneering antichrist. Rotten is a history of punk: angry, witty, poignant and crackling with energy. Malcolm McLaren, Sid Vicious, the 1970s, the Pistols story are all here, in one of the best books ever written about youth culture, by one of its most notorious figures.

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Review:

'Rotten... captures the rancid flavour of Lydon's punk and pre-punk life... a good read' --The Guardian, January 31, 2004

‘Lydon’s story is one of struggle and an almost foolhardy courage... for sheer eye-of-the-storm authenticity, this is hard to beat.' --Kerrang!, January 24, 2004

‘This autobiography remains – ten years since it was first written – a nihilistic, gross-out masterpiece.’ --NME, January 24, 2004

Synopsis:

Punk has been romanticised and embalmed on TV, in books and on the catwalk. An English youth revolt that became a world-wide fashion statement, punk's idols were the Sex Pistols, and Johnny Rotten was its sneering antichrist. Seventeen years later, John Lydon (aka Rotten) looks back at himself, the Pistols and the 'no future' disaffection of their time. More than just a music book, Rotten is a history of punk: angry, witty, poignant and crackling with energy. Malcolm McClaren, Sid Vicious, Chrissie Hynde, Billy Idol, the Britain of the late '70s, the Pistols' creation and collapse - all are here, in perhaps the best book ever written about youth culture, by one of its most notorious figures.

About this edition

• Publisher: Plexus
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0859653412
• ISBN 13: 9780859653411
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352