Sex Pistol's John Lyndon condemns Kneecap over ‘kill your MP' video
Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has condemned Kneecap after a video of a member appearing to shout ' kill your local MP ' resurfaced.
The Irish rappers have become embroiled over their apparent on-stage shouts of ' up Hamas ' and 'kill your local MP', which are now being investigated by the Metropolitan Police.
The band has previously been compared to the Sex Pistols, whose provocative acts during their heyday included singing God Save the Queen on a Thames barge during Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee.
Frontman Lydon, once known by the stage name Johnny Rotten, has dismissed the comparison.
Speaking on ITV's This Morning, he said: 'If you advocate the death of another human being, you have no case whatsoever. You are my enemy from here on in, for the rest of your mediocre existence.
'You shouldn't be talking like that, you shouldn't be making enemies about your fellow human beings.'
Kneecap faced calls to be removed from the US after a set at the Coachella festival in California which they used to project a message stating 'f--- Israel'.
In response, Sharon Osbourne all for the ' revocation of Kneecap's work visas ' in the US.
Following the gig, footage emerged of a band member apparently shouting 'up Hamas, up Hezbollah' at a London show in 2024.
Further footage surfaced from 2023 of a band member shouting: 'The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.'
The shouts were condemned by the families of murdered MPs Jo Cox and Sir David Amess. Kneecap later apologised to the families, but denied wrongdoing.
Their gigs are still being investigated by a Metropolitan Police anti-terror unit.
There have been high-profile calls for Kneecap gigs, including a planned set at Glastonbury, to be cancelled in light of this investigation.
Dan Jarvis, a Home Office minister, warned Glastonbury organisers to 'think very carefully' about who performs at the festival amid calls for Kneecap to be removed from the line-up.
Responding to an urgent question on the issue, Mr Jarvis described the group's remarks as ' dangerous and irresponsible '.
Amid the furore, Kneecap released a statement on their views, saying: 'Let us be unequivocal – we do not, and have never, supported Hamas or Hezbollah. We condemn all attacks on civilians, always. It is never okay. We know this more than anyone, given our nation's history.
'We also reject any suggestion that we would seek to incite violence against any MP or individual. Ever. An extract of footage, deliberately taken out of all context, is now being exploited and weaponised, as if it were a call to action.'
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