[kj] OT: Lydon, US v UK punk

[Leigh Newton]

Yes, it most certainly would have happened, just differently. The seeds were 
already there, Pistols or no Pistols. 

Can't let a year go by without this tired old debate coming up, can we? 
Bleeeeeeeh.

Leigh

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From: Rob Moss <rob.moss at gmx.com>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Wed, February 2, 2011 3:57:01 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Lydon, US v UK punk


Quite right. 

Punk rock. 
America. 

Silly idea. 



On 2 Feb 2011, at 08:25, 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:

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

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>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.

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>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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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 19:06:27 -0800

>From: saulomar1 at yahoo.com

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Subject: Re: [kj] What is God disappeared?

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>Bullshit!  *wink-wink* I mean, Brighter Than A Thousand Suns!

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkCuc34hvD4#t=2m57s

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>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPDaz6uO9Ps

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From: Paul Wady <paulwady at hotmail.com>

>To: Gatherers Killing Joke Gatherers <gathering at misera.net>

>Sent: Tue, February 1, 2011 6:26:01 AM

>Subject: [kj] What is God disappeared?

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>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkCuc34hvD4 

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>KNOW YE, HEATHEN HORDES OF GATHERERS, WHAT OUR WORLD WOULD LOOK LIKE IF THE 

>CREATOR DID A LORD-LUCAN!!!

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