Sex Pistols to be inducted into the RnR hall of fame

Voodoobillyman - 3-13-2006 at 12:48 PM

John Lydon and the surviving members say Fuck you, we dont want it. Funny shit, silly, but funny.

XHonusWagnerX - 3-13-2006 at 01:49 PM

Here is the official note Johnny wrote and submitted to the press/hall of fame.

JawnDiablo - 3-13-2006 at 02:15 PM

mrbadvibes had that as his sifnature on the other boards

JawnDiablo - 3-13-2006 at 02:16 PM

where u been mrbadvibes?

joemaconmovies - 3-13-2006 at 02:23 PM

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Originally posted by Voodoobillyman
John Lydon and the surviving members say Fuck you, we dont want it. Funny shit, silly, but funny.

First that whiny fuck complains about how the Pistols weren't let in first before the Ramones and The Clash, and now that he's getting in, he refuses to go. I love The Sex Pistols...but someone should shoot him. He's so fucking annoying.

gavin - 3-13-2006 at 02:25 PM

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Originally posted by joemaconmovies

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Originally posted by Voodoobillyman
John Lydon and the surviving members say Fuck you, we dont want it. Funny shit, silly, but funny.

you are missing the point bro

joemaconmovies - 3-13-2006 at 02:26 PM

I guess I am.

Care to enlighten me?

gavin - 3-13-2006 at 02:28 PM

i didnt mean that as a shot at all by the way

joemaconmovies - 3-13-2006 at 02:31 PM

No, I figured. I didn't mean my response to come off as assholish. I just want to know what the point is? Lydon is a confusing character. Personally, in my opinion, though I like their album, the only thing they did for punk was get noticed first. They weren't special in any way. I think they never should have been inducted.

gavin - 3-13-2006 at 02:35 PM

here's how i see it.............

no one, not one band, has lived up to what the pistols were at the time
no one got to that level of what, at the time, was considered a legit threat to society in general
people in england were really afraid of them and the "movement" at the time, like it was a real threat to their way of life
rotten was stabbed on the street for making "god save the queen"
i cant think of another example of something as extreme as that happening any other time before or since

rotten never wanted the pistols in the hall of fame
he complained about how more "friendly" bands like the ramones and the clash were ok to be in but they were not

the hall of fame, knowing the pistols would not go, put them in this year for the hype it would cause and the interest it would draw
lydon is not a stupid man buy any stretch
he knows full well why they were put in this year and he played along
why not?
he has done nothing but talk shit on the hall of fame for years and in my opinion rightfully so
he is playing the game with them
its a chance for him to get on a few shows and talk shit about the music industry
im sure he finds the whole thing alot of fun

gavin - 3-13-2006 at 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by joemaconmovies
No, I figured. I didn't mean my response to come off as assholish. I just want to know what the point is? Lydon is a confusing character. Personally, in my opinion, though I like their album, the only thing they did for punk was get noticed first. They weren't special in any way. I think they never should have been inducted.

i totally dissagree with that
they were what punk should have been at the time
not some shitbag "art" movement out of new york(ramones and dead boys aside"
but really the ramones were playing to 50 drunks at cbs for the most part
america didnt care
they(ramones) went to england and did what should have happened here
inspired people and helped the "movement" as a whole
here, no one cared
there, it mattered

joemaconmovies - 3-13-2006 at 02:40 PM

there'd be no pistols if it weren't for the Ramones, in my opinion. The Clash were never politically friendly either. Strummer just never got stabbed on the street. The Pistols were put together by one guy to do one thing, sell records. It doesn't make them special at all. From all I've heard from Lydon and read, the guy just likes to complain. Maybe he never wanted to be in the HOF, but complaining that the pistols weren't in and then getting inducted and bitching about it seems stupid to me. if it's some sort of politicial/cultural stance, i wish he'd just keep it to himself and stop reuniting the pistols for $$.

gavin - 3-13-2006 at 02:45 PM

ill tell ya this
i saw the pistols last time around
it was one of the best thing i EVER saw

i agree about the ramones
but the pistols took it to the next level

i cant get into the mcclaren thing now
too long
but much of that history is so wrong
which is also one of rottens biggest issues with the hall of fame and the industry
they got it all wrong

gavin - 3-13-2006 at 02:45 PM

and i love the clash too
alot
but they were just not what the pistols were for that very short period of time

XHonusWagnerX - 3-13-2006 at 02:58 PM

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Originally posted by MrBadVibes

no one, not one band, has lived up to what the pistols were at the time no one got to that level of what, at the time, was considered a legit threat to society in general people in england were really afraid of them and the "movement" at the time, like it was a real threat to their way of life rotten was stabbed on the street for making "god save the queen" i cant think of another example of something as extreme as that happening any other time before or since

I agree with that. Just dont forget about all the shit Jello Biafra got and how they tore his house apart and killed his cat because of the 'Penis Landscape' poster that came with the original Frankenchrist LP.

Theres also all the shit Mike Muir had with secret service and investigations for 'I shot the devil'.

Those are not as drastic as what the Pistols created, but they shouldnt be forgotten.

clevohardcore - 3-13-2006 at 03:06 PM

No one can hold a candlestick to Lydon. Seriously he is so bad ass it hurts him. Everyhting he does is awsome. Even the interviews. I bet his shits are huge punkrock shits that smell really fowl.

XHonusWagnerX - 3-13-2006 at 03:16 PM

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Originally posted by clevohardcore
No one can hold a candlestick to Lydon. Seriously he is so bad ass it hurts him. Everyhting he does is awsome. Even the interviews. I bet his shits are huge punkrock shits that smell really fowl.

LOL.... Its kind of funny I have the exact oposit view of Lydon. I think Johnny Rotten is a character that John Lydon plays when ever hes in the public eye at all. Johnny Rotten is truely Punk as fuck... but I think John Lydon is a perfect gentlemen who drinks has tea and crumpets at 3:00pm with his monther like every good Englishmen. I think hes just an aswesome actor.

clevohardcore - 3-13-2006 at 04:19 PM

I have a ton of interviews of him on video with PIL and he goes by LYDON and is the same if not MORE obnoxious than his earlier years. Now since he's older he won't tolerate shit at all. Especially around the time he released the album 9. dude blew up so many times in every single interview. An act. ya I would say so. He is legendary for them. Shit even MTV made a collage(spelling) of his outburst about 5 years ago. I think it would be entertaining to be his neighbor. The arguments would be crazy.

I also have an interview of him in his home. A very nice all maple wood livingroom with a huge grand piano. He was talking it up about how his image made all this happen. "Why stop now?"

joemaconmovies - 3-13-2006 at 04:42 PM

Whether it be under Rotten or Lydon, he still has an image and I think that's what Josh meant. Maybe the Ramones didn't take it to the "level" that the Pistols did, but for my money, The Ramones and The Clash took punk further then the Pistols did. I like them. I just think people place too much importance on them as THE punk band while I don't. But...we're all entitled to personal opinion.

Discipline - 3-13-2006 at 05:59 PM

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Originally posted by joemaconmovies i wish he'd just keep it to himself and stop reuniting the pistols for $$.

At least he's honest about it. I saw them play on their Filthy Lucre reunion back in the mid to late 90's and they were fucking great. They were totally up front about doing it for the money. Their reasoning was that they didn't make much of anything off it the first time around, so why not try jump on the reunion bandwagon and earn some bucks. If they had said it was all for the fans I would've called bullshit, bu they admitted it was for money and I respect the honesty. They deserve to make some money off of the influence they've had on the music industry.

joemaconmovies - 3-14-2006 at 09:28 AM

I meant more recently actually. The tour they did with DKM in '04 I believe.

gavin - 3-14-2006 at 12:13 PM

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I meant more recently actually. The tour they did with DKM in '04 I believe.

they did
and honest;y as much as i love DKM , they blew them away

joemaconmovies - 3-14-2006 at 03:31 PM

i heard differently. but, i wasn't there so i can't say for sure.

gavin - 3-14-2006 at 06:39 PM

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i heard differently. but, i wasn't there so i can't say for sure.

dropkicks were going through the motions
at best

sippers - 3-14-2006 at 07:18 PM

i never was a sex pistols or a ramones fan..my favorite punk band the exploited all the way.still jam punks not dead on regular basis..fuck john lydon,and the sex pistols.he ought to be glad he's still getting attention w/that god awful annoying voice he has..

gavin - 3-14-2006 at 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by sippers
i never was a sex pistols or a ramones fan..my favorite punk band the exploited all the way.still jam punks not dead on regular basis..fuck john lydon,and the sex pistols.he ought to be glad he's still getting attention w/that god awful annoying voice he has..

i feel the exact way about watty and that joke of a band he has

sippers - 3-14-2006 at 11:08 PM

it's no less of a joke than the pistols were..at least he had more than one joke to put out,and the last one was pretty funny..i really enjoyed it,and the others were pretty funny too.his stand up was amazing as well,and did'nt cost an arm,and a leg to get into..

gavin - 3-14-2006 at 11:21 PM

all opinions bro
wattie to me is alot of what went wrong with punk rock
and he is a closet nazi so that dont always go over too well with me

Voodoobillyman - 3-15-2006 at 10:24 AM

I think it's pretty funny the way the pistols are playing into this whole thing, I also agree that at least there up front about wanting to make money as their main reason for getting back together to play. If they really wanted to flick a big finger at everything they would write and release a new album (not gonna happen I know) When I think of a band that isnt true to themselves that you would think should be I think of the Dead kennedys. Now theres a bunch of self serving douchebags who try to act like their shit dont stank and there in it for the "movement" and the "real fans" what a fuckin joke. Oh and I like the Exploited too, but they dont have near the same impact and influence on musical stylings as the Pistols.

Voodoobillyman - 3-15-2006 at 10:27 AM

Read John Lydons book, it's very down to earth and very good, I gained alot of respect for him and what he did, the way he did it and all after I read it. The Sex Pistols are legendary, whether you like them or not, that is undeniable. As much as I love the Ramones, they were pop punk, safe and likeable. The Pistols were gutter fuckin crust punk and hated.