Classic! For those that don't know, the guy on the right is Ian "Molly" Meldrum - host and producer of the biggest rock and pop show in Australian history. Abba, Blondie, Madonna, etc etc etc all had their first number one hits thanks to him. He really is an Australian legend. What you're watching here is Johnny doing his punk act for the fans - and yes it's gold. The truth is he was actually rather fond of Molly and with good reason. Despite Molly being a well-known queen, he was always insanely protective of his friends. In an interview several years earlier, Johnny was being a gobshite and flicked his cigarette in Molly's cameraman's eye. Outraged, Molly (not a tough guy by any stretch) launched himself across the table and landed three good punches on Johnny. Sid Vicious, also present, laughed his arse off and clapped furiously. Both lads were impressed with Molly's balls. After having your arse kissed by every sycophant wanker in the industry, how could you not respect that? Love em all!
@shanelle-rae33094 жыл бұрын
Molly is an absolute legend being an Australian myself I am quite aware of his importance
@MusicalAddictionOnlineLessons2 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming footage of Johnny getting decked never saw the light of day?
@_esquire61892 жыл бұрын
@@MusicalAddictionOnlineLessons There is an interview a day before or after it with Steve Jones (completely wasted) and Paul Cook, but I'm not sure if footage of the actual incident in the original comment still exists, but I have never found it on KZbin.
@Johnnysabboy14 жыл бұрын
the great thing about johnny is he speaks the truth and the way he thinks
@andrewnapthali18316 ай бұрын
Johnny's replies to Molly's questions r hilarious!!!!! ✌️🤣
@aliburns21502 жыл бұрын
"This is what you want, this is what you get!" - Johnny Rotten
@102ihateyou13 жыл бұрын
"Yes, please come I need the money!" lmao
@Wingspan9108915 жыл бұрын
"We finally got you on the show." "Lucky old you." lol!
@TriggerHappyD16 жыл бұрын
hahahaha i LOVE that. 'she sometimes wears a bag' 'it IS a bag'
@drea41953 жыл бұрын
The weird thing is, a couple of decades later John is filming Rotten Tv and interviewing Cyndi, he gives her a hug and they're getting along like old pals. I suppose his opinion changed somewhat 😏
@realsinisterminister3 жыл бұрын
he mellowed out....most of us do
@mussman717word14 жыл бұрын
"I hate it. It's vile." I FUCKING LOVE JOHNNY ROTTEN, MAN!!!
@AVportau8 жыл бұрын
John Lydon... accomplished music maker.... Molly made his life on others peoples works... it's a bit like a newspaper reporter thinking they are bigger than the story itself.... absolute 1000's of people could be Molly... but there's only one Johnny Rotten... legendary in the Sex Pistols... near as good in PIL... John = star... Molly = just another admirer of stars.
@AVportau8 жыл бұрын
Casper Jean Rimbaud yes "people like Molly" do push content... and Molly wasn't alone coz many radio and nightclub DJs assisted an artists success back then... considering there wasn't a lot willing to step up to the challenge i'll give Molly his due, but he's not in the same league as John Lydon. looking at our Aussie offering of tv compares and music gurus of the 70's and 80's there wasn't much to pick from... Lee Simon of Nightmoves (who looked like he was on serious drugs all the time even if he wasn't), Donnie Southerland of Sounds Unlimited, Richard Wilkins of MTV, and a few more... and as you say "A talking head for the record companies"... i guess it all made sense back then but looking back now it's pretty bizarre... and a lot of backroom favouritism and kissing ass would be done just to get on Countdown... the bias was shatteringly obviously putting crap like Cheetah and Marty Rhone on Countdown of which Marty had 2 big hits thanks to Molly (2 awfully painful songs Denim And Lace, and Mean Pair Of Jeans, i think i'm gonna puke). there's probably a few artists that got on the wrong side of Molly and suffered for it too... let's not forget Boz Scaggs who punched Molly out, only for Molly to rant and rave how Boz will never work in Australia again... Boz couldn't care less and his musical catalogue is a far bigger achievement than any of Mollys' dabbling in production eg: Russel Morris' The Real Thing... although Molly has many claims of breaking artists like ABBA and The Knack, most fell into his lap and he had to do very little except get them to air. remember an Aussie "Mr Paparazzi" Darren Lyons?... became world famous for his abilities to photograph celebs... but without the celebs he had nothing... kind of like Molly who constantly looked for the next big thing... Molly still stepped up and did the job though and will remain an Aussie icon... something that many Aussies shy away from, unlike the Americans who produce another "Molly" or 5 everyday.
@osblom17 жыл бұрын
"It's a bag". Shit that cracks me up :D
@JoeyXSmith2 жыл бұрын
*Interviewer:* Do you like Cyndi Lauper? *Johnny Rotten:* No! It's a bag! *Interviewer:* I like the song. Do you? *Johnny Rotten:* I hate it. Years later, John gets his own TV show called Rotton TV. Goes up to Cyndi Lauper. Gives her a hug and says he always liked her and you never sold out.
@user-kj1pq6zh3x Жыл бұрын
I think he was sarcastic here
@newellgirl13 жыл бұрын
saw the PIL Palais gig..it was magnificent..will never forget John holding a fluorescent halo above his head during Religion..
@LucyOLastic2 жыл бұрын
"It's vile....Boo!"
@jill59179 жыл бұрын
If it makes anyone feel better, on his brief MTV show "Rotten TV" he meets Lauper and was very pleasent to her...but not TOO pleasent of course :)
@Kiharu4Reinbou8 жыл бұрын
Oh no! I watched that video first, and without understanding all, (because i'm not english speaker) I found it funny, then i watch this, making everything of ''Rotten tv'' completely sarcastic, and it's heartbreaking for me, cos i like Lydon, but i LOVE Cyn 😿
@adoyeti30075 жыл бұрын
Does anybody know where I can see the interview where johnny flicks his cigarette in Molly's face
@richalderson60694 жыл бұрын
It wasn't an interview it happened in a nightclub and I think the cigarette hit the person Molly was sitting with.
@missSuchashame14 жыл бұрын
luuuvly!
@OnBleeckerStreet17 жыл бұрын
"she IS a bag". LMFAO
@AaronChapman117 жыл бұрын
Molly Meldrum just got fricken owned
@metrakos17 жыл бұрын
what a pasty lout.....we luv him 4 it
@Chinchillaedgar16 жыл бұрын
He's lovely...
@LarzGustafsson14 жыл бұрын
Well, I like 'em both, John and Cindy. Not sexually though, I'd prefer Cyndi in that dept.
@novo6113 жыл бұрын
Johnny😉👍👍
@AlexPunx14 жыл бұрын
mr john punk no ha muerto !!!!. !!!!. No se me va ha entendre bueno Pero, ¡Dios salve a la PIL
@steveOhh68Ай бұрын
Poor Molly never stood a chance..
@yngwiesviking16 жыл бұрын
HAHA Johnny is fucking hilarious
@richalderson60694 жыл бұрын
Molly once punched John in the face cause he flicked a lit cigarette that hit one of his friends.
@fakeis75114 жыл бұрын
"do you like cyndi lauper?" WTF¿¿¿
@auspunk7913 жыл бұрын
@Kalhari Yeah but that was actually just after this interview!!!
@ezelouie14 жыл бұрын
haha Molly at the end "want the money?"
@St37One16 жыл бұрын
his body language says that he is embarrased his voice sayd that he is not.
@ninjanne Жыл бұрын
The only Problem is, that no one what this album. Commercial Zone is way way way better
@SGMDL13 жыл бұрын
"iT'S VILE, IT'S POO!? lmao!!!!!
@therealbollocks17 жыл бұрын
WELL YOU GOT ME THERE... your right.. im wrong...
@welovedonnie16 жыл бұрын
That was in 1977. Molly was excited to interview the Sex Pistols and when he met them at a pub, they were all graceful and well-behaved, except for John Lydon (Johnny Rotten at the time). Johnny went as far as to flick a cigarette at a Countdown cameraman, which managed to get him right in the eye. Molly, shocked and disgusted, threw a king hit at Johnny Rotten, causing Rotten to fall off his chair. The other Sex Pistols burst out laughing.
@JOKAMAJA17 жыл бұрын
He needs money...
@stvna804015 жыл бұрын
so why do you search for interviews on people you don't like?
@BrettLurie17 жыл бұрын
Is that right? Everyone should be like everyone else?? Screw you guys, I'm goin home.
@superpcengine17 жыл бұрын
LOLOLOLOLOL
@scandal10115 жыл бұрын
No, I don't think they'd get along. You're just wishing they knew eachother.
@TJae116 жыл бұрын
Did this dude do any hits after the breakup?
@JerichoMile45 жыл бұрын
Uh...typical moody Johnny Rotten ! 😖
@Zoink88812 жыл бұрын
Molly Meldrum.. And I went up to him, and said "Hi Johnny, I'm from Australia" and he had this cigarette, and he flicked it in my cameraman's eye. And I thought "Holey Hell" so I leaped across and I king hit him..
@asthmaticchic11 жыл бұрын
"It IS a bag."
@vgee39915 жыл бұрын
why are you styled like eras we grew up in
@Zsanebula12 жыл бұрын
Pah cyndi is brilliant.
@rickallen6378 Жыл бұрын
He sure is rotten.
@Slance1Himself16 жыл бұрын
I hate it, it's vile, boo. :D
@mmtna13 жыл бұрын
I hate it its vile poo hahahaha
@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER5 жыл бұрын
Were the Sex Pistols shit on purpose...or....???
@dincz17 жыл бұрын
contrived contrariness is not intelligence and it certainly isn't humour. he's a fake.
@drea41953 жыл бұрын
13 years on, even your duplicate post has no "likes" 😥 Pro tip for the malcontent: "like" your own, that way you're guaranteed at least one
@alejandrasoto-deltoro51252 жыл бұрын
@@drea4195 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA LOVE IT! grettings from Mexico! :)