Continuing his tradition of slinging creative insults at popular contemporary musicians, Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) lashed out at Coldplay backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival on Saturday:
“They are utterly humourless. I met them a few years ago, said hello and realised they were just men in anoraks,” Lydon said.
“They looked like a gang of little poncy masturbators.
He also lashed out a the band's fans, saying he felt sorry for the "poor bastards" who actually listened to the band, while also calling them "slightly inadequate, half-baked people.”
While Lydon's input is always appreciated (except when it's not), it's not as if Coldplay hasn't have enough problems of late, what with the tour delay and album leaks. As for the recently reunited Sex Pistols, Lydon commented, “There could be a new record. That would be nice,” but he wants the attiude to be right before proceeding. Considering the disastrous new album by the also recently reunuied Stooges, the right atttitude would certainly be appreciated.
I feel sorry for him, he's long past the days when he could say things like this and get shocked reactions. Punk is dead. Sorry John.
June 17, 2008 at 10:11 a.m.
Mortimer
Quite right. Not only are Coldplay dull as dishwater, their music is depressingly mindnumbing. Punk may indeed be dead, but so is youth culture in the 21st century it would seem.
June 17, 2008 at 1:09 p.m.
Nicko
Good on him! Coldplay are pathetic, bed-wetting drips who produce soulless drivel for people who don't really like music.
Rotten may be old, but at least he has some lead in his pencil!
Up The Pistols!
June 17, 2008 at 10:02 p.m.
Geoff
Anyone can carry on like Lydon. Utterly predictable.
November 2, 2008 at 2:15 p.m.
Nellus
Nice one about time someone talked some truth.
October 7, 2009 at 8:59 p.m.
Rachel
He obviously isn't past his days if he can still say something obnoxious that ends up being commented upon on the internet. He just tells what he thinks. Good on him.
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I love it.