John Lydon interviewed by Daniel Richler June 16th 1986

This is a segment from the Toronto based music program broadcast on City TV called The New Music. The interview was recorded at the Concert Hall (Masonic Temple) in Toronto. Thats in Canada you silly toss pots.

[@tamwheeler8234]

were all going to die so we might as well live a happy existence until then.....Well fucking said John

[@cheothegeo2742]

Can you imagine John out of a court room yelling "it's mine! All mine!" Rofl. xD

[@OneLifeTime.x]

with his mad hatters hat !!

[@jamest7500]

Rule 1 John Lydon is right about everything Rule 2 If you disagree see rule one

[@clumpft]

Rubbish. John just sounds convincing.

[@sscoconut1265]

9:18 johnny rotten referring jimy savile and TOTP

[@The01t]

+COCO LOOPIE Yes, but not only Savile and TOTP.

[@LarzGustafsson]

Fabulous interview. Excellent answers. Anger IS an energy!

[@brianbond7856]

He's a frkn genius absolute without denial a guy who's quite happy in the skin he possesses and excellent on him . We fuckin need more just like him!!!!!!! And yes the young should listen to him . What as a Canadian I'm a little pissed that he dished Montreal only Canadians can do that, so for you John boy Montreal is the pit of Canada!!!! But only Canadians can say that !!!

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

"They're worse than Wham fans."

[@joanbecenti8938]

John is the Hannibal and the interviewers are the Jodie Fosters

[@gregtenedine7817]

This is The Very Reason he and the Pistols are LEGEND Malcome Maclearand Didnt even Know what he had he was Actually A Salesman who Stumbled on an Incredible Talent With An Even Larger Grasp and Understanding of His Surroundings and the World he lives in This Guy is One of A Very Few Musicians Not to Mention From His Time that Has Substance While Most Are So Hollow GOD Save the Rottens of this World from Horrible Predictable Untalented Interviewers Like this one

[@ioulton9861]

Yes!

[@DungeonStudio]

Lydon makes interviewers work. Yet I haven't seen many interviewers get good answers from him. I think John would love to dance with an interviewer on a poetic level. If it were me, I'd respond "If you say hair is dead - then why not just shave your head?' And John would relish in answering 'Well that would just give it a chance to grow again...' And there lies the rub. To grow again in a new way? A ugly way? Or start a misinterpreted trend yet again? Which could in fact be new and ugly like previous incarnations? I think John would really love to face challenging questions like that on a philosophical level - or just answer with a loud burp to it all? LOL

[@stardustbaby4452]

Love his opinion on Montreal hahaha

[@cpreston8996]

I think the funniest part is John belching. The interview was typical Jobnny Rotten.

[@SongSwan]

Johnny Rotten was and is an answer to the question can people with no specific talent or ability be entertaining and succesful in the entertainment business...the answer of course is yes since the perception of both talent and entertainment is purely subjective...some people want to get their entertainment from people who can do things that neither they ar anybody they know can do while others wish to get it from those who do things they could do with the opportunity and the balls to do

[@krasteff]

Lydon has tremendous talent as do all from Pistols, your comment is rubbish.

[@haydnevans5994]

cant get enough of him, hes such a legend

[@kaibutnor]

love his hair in this interview

[@nikisma]

montreal, the worst town in the entire universe, hahahahaha.

[@ERICNOTES12]

love this man

[@sinbysin666]

Public Image Limited > The Sex Pistols.

[@jacoblui]

Thank you Johnny Rotten, the world needs more people like you.

[@md_violator]

11:59 excellent response. :D

[@Xcorgi]

Amazing how much Malcomb and Johnny look alike!

[@jeffg4686]

John's against everything and everyone (at that age) - part of the character? I mean, I get the business people, but it's like his mind (or character) immediately views ANY SCENE very much like a child (not saying that in a bad way - just he does - things look more ridiculous as a child, and he just states all the ridiculousness that he sees, whereas most are oddly content just to go along with whatever ridiculousness already exists, because if it already exists, it must be okay, right?

[@equaltemper]

What is the name of the first song ?

[@bionicbenofficial]

equaltemper bad life? Rise?

[@adeleassouline529]

Daniel Richler interview is amazing , wow. He did an interview with Mark Hollis too , is that somewhere to watch ?

[@clonazepunk77]

- excelente entrevista y recuento de su paso por los pistols y p.i.l /gracias por este aporte de rotten alla por el ´86.

[@cheesepuff190891]

next? fucking badass!!! john lydon is a legend!!

[@arricammarques1955]

Popchix: No such thing as 'boring' countries only 'boring minds'

[@musicalsam123]

11:58

[@ROOKTABULA]

His dad is famous writer Mordechi Richler. (Comes from smart, literary genes)

[@ioulton9861]

what? shut up

[@dreamdimension1]

John Lydon speaks common sense. Very smart bloke, and he's always very interesting to listen to (contrary to most boring "celebrities")... But Ottawa's worse than Montreal, really.

[@rpro.3309]

Dont fuck with Johnny Rotten.

[@BradHominem]

Absolutely.

[@hypatiastanhope4716]

💖

[@AndresFnt]

You don't know enough about John or Sid's relationship with each other to say that. John respected Sid up until the point where he threw his life away (his decision) and regretted asking him to join the band because he thought it put undue pressures on him. Meaning that he liked Sid- but not how he went out. And he always says it. He hates drugs, and says good riddance to him because he warned him [about heroin] & tried to help, but Sid made his decision to go down anyway.

[@OneLifeTime.x]

5:56 what a line.... The voice of the ranting obsequious jealous does not appeal to me

[@MarsHottentot]

Oh, hardly. He'd probably be fat, boring and fronting a version of the Sex Pistols who never broke up and sound like Guns 'N' Roses. C'mon... you know it's true...

[@captainchaos7862]

John has always had the "Punk" attitude, whether he thinks it or not, whether he like the name "Punk" or not..... He simply found a way to act out in the presence of people who found those actions to be atrocious, obnoxious, off colour, rude, pretentious, etc., etc., and that attitude is what punk is all about......FTW in the arse!!!!

[@stevemakinson2222]

My reaction to john has always been simultaneous love and hate-broadish agreement on the one hand but detestation of his arrogance on the other-like he's got all the answers to the problems of the world,and his total refutation of the racial issue,go on I'm ready

[@DrMichaelHfuhruhurr]

Do you have any books in the pipeline? BBBBBBUUUUUURRRRRPPPPP!!!!!! Fucking great answer hahahahahaha

[@waynedoyle5584]

it feels like the 1950,s cutaways when the host is pretending to be brave with questions ?

[@wlines]

@A310fan Do you have just the audio or the video of the full performance?

[@zzzzzz5353]

Gotta say john lydon is a very intelligent man his music is great he is right

[@zzzzzz5353]

Rise can't stop listening to it man music is my addiction wow did see Rise that way he is explaining Rise nice

[@ariari4133]

Iggy ore Johnny the godfather of punk! ??!

[@wlines]

@A310fan Thank you for the correction on the date.

[@Vtecdragon]

who is the guy sitting next to johnny rotton ?

[@wlines]

RobSnake That is the late legendary guitarist John McGeoch . Played with Magazine Siouxsie and the Banshees and of course PIL.

[@MarsHottentot]

Wow. A brass pop version of Banging The Door.

[@adicakes]

"it's mine all mine!"

[@BrandydocMeriabuck]

They're worse than Wham fans hahahah

[@foolsgoldhelterskelter3917]

anyone'd know the tune at 3:27 ?

[@propilotpdx]

Happy Bloomsday Lydon

[@STRATCAT101]

Steve vai played on PILS album,ease is amazing.

[@xstarbucksjunkie]

This interviewer did a great job dealing with John, don't see that often

[@kellyvaters1689]

Daniel Richler was probably Canada's most respected music journalist at the time (it didn't hurt that his father was Mordechai). Arts journalism is more about meeting artists on their level and not being adversarial with the subject of the interview. Lydon had had some nasty experiences with interviewers who did not understand what he or punk was about, and has been in total idgaf mode ever since.

[@jayjacobson14]

The original Super Saiyan.

[@RosePetal17]

Does he like anything?

[@johnbull3443]

Honesty...Being true to himself always in all ways.

[@The01t]

*BURRRRP* lol.

[@nikisma]

great album.

[@Blisteryn]

Say what you will but John is the best.

[@lindso6105]

cool

[@VoodooFlintstone]

Amen.

[@musicalsam123]

12:40

[@jrchris1121]

Whats the song at 10:38 ???

[@jrchris1121]

cool thanks!

[@dia.6213]

he looks a bit like Malcom sometimes.

[@chocomanger6873]

Pretty ironic. Also very ironic that he goes on talking about hippies all looking the same. One could easily say the same thing about punks.

[@stitchgrimly6167]

That is what he's saying silly - punks = the new hippies

[@herbie747]

Dreadful band. He has one melody he sings over every single song.

[@rpro.3309]

herbie747 sounds like Danzig and Jim Morrison.

[@ROOKTABULA]

Bailey trolls Lydon videos hard core. My guess: He offered to polish John's knob after a gig and go the boot.

[@bezhea]

everything he says is golden he is like another j.krishnamurti

[@chocomanger6873]

gay comment

[@juliansenior458]

Talentless, Talentless, Talentless!!

[@hershysquirts187]

johnny looks like drop dead fred in that music video

[@sexobscura]

*Kajagoogoo Reuinited*