John Lydon interviewed by Alan Bangs, October 31st 1983. Recorded by me from analogue satellite broadcast, VHS HiFi VCR, recording at SP onto JVC E240, tape archive 992 Digital archive 4057 #johnlydon #publicimage #80smusic
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@ScottishTeeVee2 жыл бұрын
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@eoinhanley41852 жыл бұрын
Wow , an interview with John Lydon where he actually likes something!
@dang24432 жыл бұрын
I know! Compliments about America, and talking like a nice normal person. Must have been a temporary aberration.
@kimmyfreak2002 жыл бұрын
lol
@ThomasGeist2 жыл бұрын
Alan Bangs did a great job here. Didn’t get intimidated and buttered by John like most other interviewers did.
@witchsouthwest692 Жыл бұрын
@@ThomasGeist buttered by countrylife buttah I hope
@glengamble5265 ай бұрын
That’s not true! He actually also liked…not liking things.
@tracyjacoby23822 жыл бұрын
I love John, so young and gave props to Harvey Keitel. John ALWAYS tells it like it is, Bless him!🥰
@firstnamelastname6193 Жыл бұрын
he doesn't "tell it like it is" - he's an angry person who only cares about himself and has a serious false sense of superiority.
@alesprochazka57818 ай бұрын
@@firstnamelastname6193 true
@WheezyLiam2 жыл бұрын
I feel like every interview I've seen of John, he looks like a kid getting grilled by his parents about something he did.
@phoenixzappa73662 жыл бұрын
Hahaaa very true
@tatuco82 жыл бұрын
One of the rare interviews in the early days where he let his guard down. You could see the vulnerability in him without his war paint on. He became uncomfortable with it and bolted. Good interview
@eliaol4231 Жыл бұрын
Exactly.I suppose he felt vulnerable there
@tomthomas9708 Жыл бұрын
You talk some sh1t.
@redriderbbgun8018 Жыл бұрын
John is a smart & insightful chap, and I think he just got bored with the airhead interviewer and his probing, simplistic line of questioning. John just wants to know you're on his side and not trying to set him with invented drama like, I dunno, questions that imply he and Harvey Keitel didn't get along, that sort of thing.... Just my 2 cents.
@georgewaters4562 жыл бұрын
I always thought the NYC era of PiL was really something to behold. Commercial Zone continues to be my favorite record, and 1983 was a great year to be in NYC as there was loads going on everywhere one looked. So glad I was there then myself !! Good interview, as I'm always curious to hear what John had to say about this point in his life.
@ScottishTeeVee2 жыл бұрын
You were lucky to have been there George
@baronsaturday9560 Жыл бұрын
I love older NY, must have been a great place to live!
@sublime122012 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite human beings
@Sarah-gf9ed2 жыл бұрын
Mine too! Beautiful man inside and out ❤
@Sarah-gf9ed2 жыл бұрын
@@smkxodnwbwkdns8369 What do you mean? Do you know him then?
@Sarah-gf9ed2 жыл бұрын
@@smkxodnwbwkdns8369 I like him anyway. I speak as I find. When I met him he was lovely
@Sarah-gf9ed2 жыл бұрын
@@smkxodnwbwkdns8369 Ok we'll agree to disagree on this one. I always speak as I find. I found him to be very nice. Nobody's perfect. There's always something about somebody. Take care.
@speedking72242 жыл бұрын
You can do much worse
@jasonsned Жыл бұрын
This is brilliant! John getting bored of the interview, nervous (look at the knee twitching or his he on speed?) and eventually walking away. And you know what?
@takum659510 ай бұрын
John lydon in 1983 is really cool! The way he talks, the way he looks, the way he performs live, everything is so cool! I have a CD of Rockpalast Live 1983, which was recorded after this interview, and I listen to it every day.
@martinfitzgerald16053 жыл бұрын
'He's a good geezer'👏🏻👏🏻Cheers STV.
@MikeMichaels19872 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this GREAT man all day. Much respect to you Mr. Lydon.
@denisefrontino11012 жыл бұрын
John Lyndon...a definitely interesting soul 🌼 very down to earth
@fullthrottle20083 жыл бұрын
3:31 “Americans work a lot”.... not a commonly held perception but I think anyone who has spent any time in America would tend to agree 🤔 Great interview, looked like John liked the interviewer or was in a particularly good mood, thanks for uploading 👍
@yupyup94883 жыл бұрын
i think one would have to look at the era
@swirlingfudge2 жыл бұрын
Agreed, John's relatively relaxed.
@KarlHamilton2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Never seen him so relaxed.
@charlesswitzer83782 жыл бұрын
Constantly it seems--even the off days. I liked this interview too, even though the questioner sounded like a shrink haha.
@johnhatchel96812 жыл бұрын
Hence our success.
@hunterdavis30033 жыл бұрын
Johnny is a classic, great interview thank you!
@jtbland2 жыл бұрын
This is the most agreeable I’ve ever seen him. His Sway interview is also pretty good and more recent.
@kenon69682 жыл бұрын
check out his interview with JJ Jackson, both him and Levene were very talkative during that one. Lydon doesn't seem to suffer fools lightly and musical journalism has no shortage of them
@amyhoffman79802 жыл бұрын
I love John. I saw this film. It's fantastic. John's acting is brilliant. Love the way he ends the interview too.
@JulioAvalos30002 жыл бұрын
Leave them wanting more.
@johnbonaccorsi53782 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered why persons such as you, here, with this comment you've posted, admire him. For the forty-five years that he's been in the public eye, he's been this same figure, chronically ingracious, giving, in response to every question that's put to him, a conversation-stopping answer, which the person to whom he's speaking must ignore for a moment before attempting to proceed with the interview or conversation or whatever it might be. I would think the only adjective for such a figure would be "obnoxious," yet you're rapt as you see him conducting himself in this way. You "love the way" he ends this interview; you love, in other words, that he leaves everyone with whom he interacts grasping, at every moment, for his or her own dignity. This comment of mine marks the first time I've ever addressed a Lydon enthusiast about this. I saw that your comment was posted just fourteen hours ago, so I've thought you might see what I've posted here and will reply to it. I'd think you'd be distressed if you had to deal with a person such as Lydon in your own everyday life, but you find him absolutely delightful as you observe him in his public life. Anything you'll choose to say to me about this will be appreciated.
@johnbonaccorsi53782 жыл бұрын
@orangeclawhammer777 What amazes me is that you think your tautological remark substantive. What doesn't amaze me---or what doesn't surprise me---is that your reply to my comment is as ingracious as he is. What also doesn't surprise me is that you find nothing objectionable in his behavior here. You've given me the reply I was pretty much expecting, though I was hoping for something else.
@johnbonaccorsi53782 жыл бұрын
@orangeclawhammer777 I've posted a detailed reply to your reply, but maybe it was too long for KZbin to present. Accordingly, I'll say simply thanks for your reply. I'm not sure I agree that Lydon is especially honest, and I probably wouldn't care if he is. Over the past few days, since I posted my original comment, I've seen clips that give me the impression he changed at some point over the past forty-five years. I don't know that I'd go so far as to say he's become well-mannered, but the outright nastiness, or at least some of it, is gone.
@Detroit19672 жыл бұрын
Alan Bangs is one of the top Radio/TV journalists in Germany.
@Cl4rendon11 ай бұрын
Nah, he`s a douchebag.
@swirlingfudge2 жыл бұрын
04:32. Anyone else feel a sense of poignancy here? It's like for a split second he realised he'd summed up his life to that point
@thedailyjab6622 жыл бұрын
Yep .... Looks like the tarnish came off ....and a person was revealed for a moment.
@happybee77252 жыл бұрын
John is actually really good in that movie cop killer/order of death. I’m suprised he never had a better acting career
@andrewantill29782 жыл бұрын
He did that butter advert
@vikingson90002 жыл бұрын
Happy Bee wasn't that the movie called Corrupt here in the states ?
@happybee77252 жыл бұрын
@@vikingson9000 actually I didn’t know that but I looked into it and your right its also called “corrupt” so this movie has 3 names 😂
@vikingson90002 жыл бұрын
@@happybee7725 crazy... but excellent movie ! been following since 76 🙂
@baronsaturday9560 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's a nice movie, I like both Keitel and Lydon, the two of them fit well together in a weird way.
@klaudijavorih58093 жыл бұрын
Watched this interview a few months back in a poorer quality, thanks for uploading the clearer version of it!
@ScottishTeeVee3 жыл бұрын
Im glad you enjoyed this, thanks for watching
@susan3645 Жыл бұрын
Came to Copkiller through Russian Doll, a little late 😁 What a pleasant surprise to see John in a film. Loved him in the role!
@ScottishTeeVee Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting Susan🙂
@clairerutledge40842 жыл бұрын
the is probably the best interview I"ve seen john john do!!!! ever
@anthonyposso37642 жыл бұрын
Same here man I loved New York too , was there at the same time ( work ethics ) and everything you said about living there , was such Great times 🤙🙌😃🌹
@ScottishTeeVee2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting Anthony
@markant95342 жыл бұрын
Billy Conolly loved living there too.
@fazbell2 жыл бұрын
First video I have seen where John is not "in character" to some extent. Seems totally natural here.
@ivie3791 Жыл бұрын
he was so handsome 🙈
@Sarah-gf9ed2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these lovely videos of Johnny. Watching him always makes me happy, he is highly entertaining! LOL! He is a tonic!And oh so handsome! Love his honesty and integrity. I can always rely on him to keep me entertained! Whether it be reading his books, listening to his brilliant music or watching him on stage or on TV. He's certainly put a spell on me! LOL! So sad about his beautiful Nora. My heart goes out to them both. He is a good man with a kind heart. ❤❤
@sofiaplatini32732 жыл бұрын
I fancied johnny had a massive crush on him from 76-79.. I’m 60 now.. and looking at him on these old videos He still does something for me.
@Sarah-gf9ed2 жыл бұрын
@@sofiaplatini3273 Yes he was gorgeous wasn't he? I am 49 so was too young to appreciate him back then as I was only a toddler but when I look at his younger self WOW! What a beauty! I still think he's very handsome now. Saw him last week with PIL in BristoI. Fantastic night! I couldn't take my eyes off him! I was at the front swooning then dancing and back to swooning again LOL!
@sexobscura2 жыл бұрын
*your sympathy and appreciation is noted. Unfortunately, there are people suffering from her disease near you. I suggest, if your sympathy is genuine, that you seek them out and assist*
@sexobscura2 жыл бұрын
@@Sarah-gf9ed *LMFAO*
@sofiaplatini32732 жыл бұрын
@Sarah I had the albums and the posters . I love PIL too.. fancier Keith Levine and josh wobble too back in the day..
@theculturedthug66092 жыл бұрын
The film with Harvey Keitel was bizarre but good. It's on KZbin if you want to watch it.
@georgeclarke55512 жыл бұрын
John also had an opportunity to be in one of my favorite films, Drugstore Cowboy, but PIL was on tour
@trevormcshane49862 жыл бұрын
John Lydon is a very Talented Guy,,,
@infoscholar52212 жыл бұрын
John has always had his shit together. Don't always like him, don't always agree, and he is deliberately a gadfly. most times, but he is always worth a listen.
@eoinhanley41852 жыл бұрын
I have got to see this movie !!
@HittokiriBattousai172 жыл бұрын
This man has so many interviews
@anthonyposso37642 жыл бұрын
Oh I loved the Movie , I saw it just a couple of years ago and never knew about it , Harvey Keitel👍Also, Great ensamble between the two
@johnugaro7637 Жыл бұрын
Yeah Johnny Rotten
@JillDinardo-mb6ii3 ай бұрын
Love Johnny,and the film!!!
@shuddupeyaface2 жыл бұрын
That guy with his "I'm so casual" floppyhands. Poor John.
@ScottDaddyMac2 жыл бұрын
He was pretty affable during this interview surprisingly.
@OldAussieAds2 жыл бұрын
I think of John Lydon as a little unpleasant but this is because he's honest. He doesn't sugar coat any truths. I guess the tobacco industry escaped his sights though.
@BobbyGeneric1452 жыл бұрын
you ca tell the Johnny really respects this reporter... he's not taking the piss.
@frankiemorris58662 жыл бұрын
Wow the interviewer white socks and loafers those were the days 👞 😂
@Lee_19717 ай бұрын
Well done ScottishTeeVee, despite of the technical limitations of the time, it's great quality. Mr J. Rotten always gets a bad rap by people who don't 'get' him, underneath all that swagger and attitude, is an articulate and very intelligent man.
@Dan4x22822 жыл бұрын
Great movie.
@troygaspard67322 жыл бұрын
Why have I never seen this film Cop Killer?
@petelabeat2 жыл бұрын
Not that easy to find I suppose. If you do look for it, remember that it has four different titles. It has also been released as Corrupt, Corrupt Lieutenant (not to be confused with Bad Lieutenant also starring Harvey Keitel) and The Order of Death.
@tankthelord11782 ай бұрын
Classic.
@DAP-mi7ck2 жыл бұрын
Love his personality here... no major angst.
@anonanon5262 жыл бұрын
I dunno why, but in my experience John has never really been propped up as an icon - not like Sid Vicious or Deborah Harry or even Iggy Pop - Maybe I just haven't looked hard. But really, what a pop icon he is. If he died I would be sad.
@brando72662 жыл бұрын
He's respected by people that know music,
@silentaction2 жыл бұрын
He's too real to be some kind of retarded pop "icon".
@aarondoodles33802 жыл бұрын
He looked cool with longer hair in Copkiller aka "order of death"
@RKStrikerJK53 жыл бұрын
This was a good interview. :)
@djeffreydowney67362 жыл бұрын
With good journalist, good interview
@ianwhitehead6915 ай бұрын
Public image Ltd ♥️ 🇬🇧✌🏻
@erikmolnar65852 жыл бұрын
Not too long after the Pistols, abd his voice is deeper. Did he finish going through puberty or did NY have an influence? Great guy. Love his 2 books. Everyone writes one but Lydon put out 2 great autobiographies. He should have got more film offers!
@yanny92872 жыл бұрын
His vocals/voice had probably (seasoned) by this point from blasting them for a few years, that along with partying etc will deepen them too. Speaking from personal perspective here anyway. 😎🤘🏻🎸
@iamyourfuture8082 жыл бұрын
good stuff
@ScottishTeeVee2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@deanstanley57992 жыл бұрын
Would have made a good baddie actor old John !
@davedogge22802 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that Harvey Keitel was in a movie with Johnny Rotten ! whaaat !
@ScottishTeeVee2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, 39 years ago, you can pick it up on Ebay DVD for a few pounds.
@riverside12662 жыл бұрын
The Order of Death
@chrisgarlick58332 жыл бұрын
"I'm an ego maniac" You can say that again ha ha. I like a John here. Shame he's this bloated Daily Mail, Piers Morgan fan now
@EddyTeetree2 жыл бұрын
You wouldn’t like it now mate.
@kennybegeske88242 жыл бұрын
Johnny Rotten is Speaking Clearly
@tompanoname35792 жыл бұрын
Looking at John here, I think Ryan Gossling could pull out great performance as Rotten. It is soooo hard to find someone who can do that. A. Cox's Rotten was horrible! Also, this new "Pistol" is more Klaus Kinski then John, as someone said...
@sexobscura2 жыл бұрын
*Just leave him alone to do WHATEVER it is he wants to do without ANY interference, would ya*
@wyverntheterrible Жыл бұрын
Never realised how fucking weird his ears are lol
@willalwaystelehandler84502 жыл бұрын
Good movie it worked,
@atosz30093 жыл бұрын
I LIKE SCOTTISH !!!.
@stringer-ik1pc2 жыл бұрын
How lucky this guy is, that malcolm mclaren put together a manufactured band.
@vikingson90002 жыл бұрын
stringer 2295 are you saying he would not have had any musical success with out Malcolm ? Well you know what they say about opinions ?
@garynewton12632 жыл бұрын
I like Chicago!
@skawashers3 жыл бұрын
big question. Who can i ask about some of the music used in The Great Rock N Roll Swindle. I`m after what is or who wrote the music used in the train scene in the film. With Malcolm and the sue cat-woman lookalike , a nice piece of music is used . Its a classical sounding strings piece . Its never been credited on the soundtrack LPs or IMDB . Was it written especially for the film or is it a known piece. I have been through hours of composers who it might be Charles Williams, Benjamin Britten. But i`m still coming up with nothing... So who was the orchestra used in the film. and what was the tune called. It has been puzzling me for over 30 years .
@ScottishTeeVee3 жыл бұрын
No idea, but I'd certainly be interested to know as I have wondered about this in the past.
@troutfishingchannel96942 жыл бұрын
I think you may be talking about "Whirlwind" by Queen's Hall Light Orchestra with Charles Williams.
@winstonoiu6614 Жыл бұрын
He stated in one of his interviews he was acting, i believe he had to act like that sometimes to keep the punk in him going.
@vordman2 жыл бұрын
John likes to keep quiet that he's fabulously wealthy through marriage. Doesn't sit well with the punk image. Notice how quickly he dismissed the question the interviewer asked about it being expensive to live in New York.
@sukie5842 жыл бұрын
It wasn’t expensive to live there in the early 80s at all. I paid 275 incl utilities for my share of the top floor of a brownstone in Park Slope, & no rent increases. Late 80s is when rents started to creep up.
@gcroller932 жыл бұрын
They could of kept him forever if they just asked interesting questions aha
@ScottishTeeVee2 жыл бұрын
The guy doing the interview was always like this, short interviews, I have never seen him do a really good memorable interview.
@ozzie-sk9dh2 жыл бұрын
Who is Harvey Coytle? Never heard of him? 😐
@ScottishTeeVee2 жыл бұрын
😆
@chrispercival97892 жыл бұрын
Im not sure Lydon has ever done anything proactive, isnt everything he's done reacting to something else? Whats his creative idea?
@NITE_SHIFTING3 жыл бұрын
👍
@NITE_SHIFTING3 жыл бұрын
@@zakaryaphoto379 for sure. I am! 👍
@ralphwinter64213 жыл бұрын
Gud Vid..
@ScottishTeeVee2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ralph
@shanestep86852 жыл бұрын
it looks like J.L. wasn't too bothered from the ramones' beer trick. c'est bon
@katoness3 жыл бұрын
Boo, Hiss.......
@Ursdemars2 жыл бұрын
????
@katoness2 жыл бұрын
@@Ursdemars John says it at the end. Did you not watch?
@hmpz369112 жыл бұрын
Johnny Rotten let 8 dudes run a train on him in NYC back in the 90s.
@edwardnobles64182 жыл бұрын
That movie was terrible.His power he had through music was demolished in that film.
@bristolfashion44212 жыл бұрын
it is like that other one with the sausages - he play the violin, innit...
@hunterdavis30033 жыл бұрын
What film are they talking about with Harvey keitel?
@ScottishTeeVee3 жыл бұрын
I knew it here in the UK as "Order of Death" it was released with other names such as "Copkiller" or "Corrupt". The best quality version was released in 2017 on the "Code Red" label on Blu Ray in the USA
@brando72662 жыл бұрын
I saw the movie,horrible, Johnny can't act,
@rafael47512 жыл бұрын
cool a british guy likes ny
@888ssss2 жыл бұрын
john 'vaccine silence' lydon.......
@carltondabott89092 жыл бұрын
Dispite being a little pretentious with the pronouncing of Keitel etc. - the interviewer was quiet disarming and you could see John unusually open.
@richardbritain74352 жыл бұрын
It's a shame he's such an absolute nob end, even now.
@matoko1232 жыл бұрын
Why is it a shame?
@decaffeinatedafrican59972 жыл бұрын
what'd you expect of him? to be morrissey?
@cleopatra163311 ай бұрын
Indeed, German overdubbing is atrocious, and they are still doing it. Should be forbidden, it kills the art of movies completely.
@ScottishTeeVee11 ай бұрын
It is really annoying. I have a good interview with Robert Smith from The Cure which is so overdubbed that it is almost impossible to hear a single word.
@aaronsaunders6974 Жыл бұрын
cop killers--you mean the one from 1973? i seen the trailer 2 that; it was cheesy 🤭
@fpicc88072 жыл бұрын
Who would of thought he become MAGA.
@kookadams852 жыл бұрын
Look at how the interviewer has his legs crossed.... like a woman. That's gotta hurt his teabags.
@MarriedToTheKGB2 жыл бұрын
the interviewer was a bit programmed and unnatural and awkward
@PS987654321PS2 жыл бұрын
Completely agree. The interviewer is very uncool.
@marklaronde66142 жыл бұрын
Rotten or Lydon or whatever he called himself back then was so not interesting....
@Squival1382 жыл бұрын
interestin enough for you to watch and comment on a 40 or so yr old vid about him ha ha ha
@marklaronde66142 жыл бұрын
@@Squival138 And come to an obvious conclusion.....
@marklaronde66142 жыл бұрын
@TTFPouyi ok sheep...
@dmerls85714 ай бұрын
Lydon/PIL never made a good song after 1983. Iconic voice and look for a few years but dismally non-musical thereafter and an early practitioner of useless banter culture. Did the world no good.
@generalmorose35232 жыл бұрын
I adore Rotten but the movie stinks.
@ryanOGab2 жыл бұрын
What a horrible man 🤢🤮
@decaffeinatedafrican59972 жыл бұрын
how lmao
@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music8 ай бұрын
I don't know why the tourism people weren't all over this.