[kj] OT: Lydon, US v UK punk

[Paul Rangecroft]

How much would the PiL tour tickets have cost without the bu'er adverts? Do
you know, I''m not altogether sure I believe him!

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 8:25 AM, nicholas fitzpatrick <gasw30 at hotmail.com>wrote:


>  I'm not trying to fan the flames of this debate as I don't personally have

> an interest. However, I like history, so for the punk historians on the

> board, from today's '60 second' interview in the Metro:

>

> Q: If the Pistols hadn't existed, would punk have happened?

>

> *A: No. There's confusion about this from people who should know better.

> Whatever was happening in New York was being done by much older people than

> us who were interested in the poetry of Rimbaud or glam rock - which isn't

> where we were. Older acts claimed it came from them first, which isn't

> right.*

>

> Apart from that, he says he's releasing a book called Mr Rotten's

> Scrapbook, limited edition, 750 copies, £449 (that's not a typo!). He also

> says the butter adverts funded the PiL tours.

>

>

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