I don’t think there are even words that I can put forward to explain quite how disingenuous this is. How can anyone think that this can proceed without consulting me and deal with my personal life in this, and my issues in this, without any meaningful contact with me before the project is announced to the world. “It is so destructive to what the band is and so I fear that the whole project might be extremely negative. How is that not relevant? It is dumbfounding to me,” Lydon said on his website. “I am the lead singer and songwriter, front man, image, the lot, you name it. Subscribe for updates on all the latest magazine releases featuring your favorite celebrities. However Lydon argued that in practice this had never been followed and that any objection by a band-member – for example when Lydon objected to the Sex Pistols’ music being licensed in an episode of “The Crown” – was adhered to.Ĭook and Jones took Lydon to court to enforce the contract and earlier this month a High Court judge found in their favor, stating that Lydon’s evidence was “implausible.” UK Sunday Times Magazine April 2021: JOHN LYDON Sex Pistols. The dispute centered around a contract signed in 1998 in which the band agreed that any decisions would be made by the majority vote.

John is powerless to prevent any distortion of the true history of the Sex Pistols and whatever results will be at the wish of the majority only.” “Whatever Disney does, it is doing it without John’s involvement or creative approval.

“Looking forward, there is great uncertainty about what the majority rule approach might do to water down and distort the true history and legacy of the Sex Pistols. “It is disappointing that a High Court judge has decided that John Lydon is bound by an undated agreement signed in 1998, which imposes on the Sex Pistols a majority rule arrangement in place of the unanimous decision making process that has been followed for 23 years.”

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