John Lydon

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John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, is an English singer and songwriter best known as the provocative frontman of the pioneering punk band the Sex Pistols.

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instanceOf human
musician
songwriter
television personality
activeYearsStart 1975
alsoKnownAs Johnny Rotten NERFINISHED
bandFormed Public Image Ltd NERFINISHED
bandFormedDate 1978
birthName John Joseph Lydon NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1956-01-31
ethnicGroup Irish
genre alternative rock
post-punk
punk rock
influencedGenre post-punk
punk rock
knownFor politically charged lyrics
provocative stage persona
languageSpoken English
marriageStart 1979
memberOf Public Image Ltd NERFINISHED
Sex Pistols NERFINISHED
name John Lydon NERFINISHED
notableAlbum Metal Box NERFINISHED
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols NERFINISHED
Public Image: First Issue NERFINISHED
notableSong Anarchy in the U.K. NERFINISHED
God Save the Queen NERFINISHED
Holidays in the Sun NERFINISHED
Public Image NERFINISHED
Rise NERFINISHED
notableWork autobiography Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs NERFINISHED
frontman of the Sex Pistols
lead singer of Public Image Ltd
occupation author
musician
singer
songwriter
television personality
placeOfBirth England
London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom NERFINISHED
positionHeld lead vocalist of Public Image Ltd
lead vocalist of Sex Pistols
residence London, England
surface form: London
spouse Nora Forster NERFINISHED

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Sex Pistols member John Lydon
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