Even before the release of the FX on Hulu six-part limited series “Pistol,” John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten tried (and failed) to block the use of the Sex Pistols’ original music in the series, and a statement on Lydon’s website dismissed the effort as a “middle class fantasy” and “a fairy tale which bears little resemblance to the truth”—but isn’t that what you’d expect from the now 66-year-old Lydon?
I mean, it would be unsettling if Johnny Rotten said something like, “FINALLY, the story of the Sex Pistols gets its mainstream due, and I just want to thank everyone who did such a lovely job of bringing those glorious memories back to life! Cheers, and God Save the Queen!”
