[kj] hes still a punk ;-)

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

Also, here is a young John Lydon and Keith Levene, as PiL, in '78 or so, 
on the late Tom Snyder's nightly talk show, being pretty "punk":

PART 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OirTyITUJ1Y

PART 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZey9kBBvI

Has Lydon's comment about "they play rock and roll in airports now. 
That's, like, about as far as it can progress." Well, I think it should 
be a famous comment. Otherwise he's being sort of a douche to Tom, but 
Tom is also being a douche, as most journos were to punk bands at that 
time, almost reflexively acting like assholes around punk bands. They 
should save it for the politicians.

-Oliver





B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

> I saw that interview. He was also pretty damn drunk, and made some 

> awkward comments to the African-American actor next to him (whose name 

> I forget) about how in England they don't have race problems like us 

> in the US and he's been to Africa to see gorillas, etc., etc. That 

> part was kind of weird.

>

> -Oliver

>

> GREG SLAWSON wrote:

>> Johnny did an interview on a US talk show (Jimmy Kimmel?) just after 

>> they refused to show up to the rock and roll Hall of Fame dinner and 

>> he was, as most British bands say at the end of gigs, "fucking 

>> brilliant"> He gave a great defense of the Pistols and made it clear 

>> that they want nothing to do w/the rock-n-roll corporate mainstream, 

>> and gave a sense that the Pistols live on as a cultural force...Wish 

>> I had taped it...

>>

>

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