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West Australian
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
John Lydon slams Sex Pistols for 'karaoke' performances
John Lydon is saddened by the Sex Pistols performing "karaoke" versions of their classic songs. The 69-year-old artist - also known by his former Sex Pistols stage name Johnny Rotten - was involved in a bitter legal dispute with former bandmates Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock over the use of the punk group's music in the 2022 Disney+ TV drama Pistol. He is unimpressed with the God Save the Queen band's current iteration that features Frank Carter on lead vocals. "It's a shame to see my early songs in the Pistols now being karaoked, let's put it that way, by a couple or three of the remaining original members," Lydon told Blitzed magazine. "I wish they could write some songs of their own, and I'd have something to judge them by. "They've put a lot of the imitation Pistol bands out of work. You know, the tributes, that's the list they're top of now. "There's a special place for them doing it the way they're doing, which will be Bingo halls. 'Two fat ladies, Click, click, click, and now it's some of the Sex Pistols doing a rendition of whatever', then it's back to the bingo for 10 minutes." Yet the outspoken musician said he still has "a huge fondness" for his former bandmates. "I felt very proud at the time of what we were doing. If you don't like me and you don't want me that's fine, but leave my words out shall we?" Lydon embarked on a spoken word UK tour titled I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right in 2024 and explained he was left irritated by those in the audience who tried to replicate his distinctive appearance. "I get frustrated by the ones that try to look like me! They're saying, 'Look, look, I'm just like you!' and they don't get it, they couldn't be further from me by going that route," the Public Image Ltd (PiL) frontman said. "It's not a compliment because it shows a lack of individuality, and they should know that really. "The art of the individual is to be yourself and I will really enjoy and respect you for that."
Perth Now
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
John Lydon slams Sex Pistols for 'karaoke' performances
John Lydon is saddened by the Sex Pistols performing "karaoke" versions of their classic songs. The 69-year-old artist - also known by his former Sex Pistols stage name Johnny Rotten - was involved in a bitter legal dispute with former bandmates Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock over the use of the punk group's music in the 2022 Disney+ TV drama Pistol. He is unimpressed with the God Save the Queen band's current iteration that features Frank Carter on lead vocals. "It's a shame to see my early songs in the Pistols now being karaoked, let's put it that way, by a couple or three of the remaining original members," Lydon told Blitzed magazine. "I wish they could write some songs of their own, and I'd have something to judge them by. "They've put a lot of the imitation Pistol bands out of work. You know, the tributes, that's the list they're top of now. "There's a special place for them doing it the way they're doing, which will be Bingo halls. 'Two fat ladies, Click, click, click, and now it's some of the Sex Pistols doing a rendition of whatever', then it's back to the bingo for 10 minutes." Yet the outspoken musician said he still has "a huge fondness" for his former bandmates. "I felt very proud at the time of what we were doing. If you don't like me and you don't want me that's fine, but leave my words out shall we?" Lydon embarked on a spoken word UK tour titled I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right in 2024 and explained he was left irritated by those in the audience who tried to replicate his distinctive appearance. "I get frustrated by the ones that try to look like me! They're saying, 'Look, look, I'm just like you!' and they don't get it, they couldn't be further from me by going that route," the Public Image Ltd (PiL) frontman said. "It's not a compliment because it shows a lack of individuality, and they should know that really. "The art of the individual is to be yourself and I will really enjoy and respect you for that."
Perth Now
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
John Lydon slams Sex Pistols for performing 'karaoke' versions of classic songs
John Lydon is saddened by the Sex Pistols performing "karaoke" versions of their classic songs. The 69-year-old artist – who is also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten – was involved in a bitter legal dispute with former bandmates Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock over the use of the punk group's music in the 2022 Disney+ TV drama 'Pistol' and is unimpressed with the 'God Save the Queen' band's current iteration that features Frank Carter on lead vocals. John told Blitzed magazine: "It's a shame to see my early songs in the Pistols now being karaoked, let's put it that way, by a couple or three of the remaining original members. "I wish they could write some songs of their own, and I'd have something to judge them by. "They've put a lot of the imitation Pistol bands out of work. You know, the tributes, that's the list they're top of now. There's a special place for them doing it the way they're doing, which will be Bingo halls. 'Two fat ladies, Click, click, click, and now it's some of the Sex Pistols doing a rendition of whatever', then it's back to the bingo for 10 minutes." The outspoken musician added: "I really didn't want to be able to view them like that. There is still a huge fondness for them, and I can't ever make that go away. You don't want to. "I felt very proud at the time of what we were doing. If you don't like me and you don't want me that's fine, but leave my words out shall we?" Lydon embarked on his spoken word 'I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right' UK tour last year and explained that he was left irritated by those in the audience who tried to replicate his distinctive appearance. The Public Image Ltd (PiL) frontman said: "I get frustrated by the ones that try to look like me! They're saying, 'Look, look, I'm just like you!' and they don't get it, they couldn't be further from me by going that route. "It's not a complement because it shows a lack of individuality, and they should know that really. "The art of the individual is to be yourself and I will really enjoy and respect you for that."
The Guardian
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Homes for sale in England with links to TV and film
This rather special Georgian farmhouse was the home of the late Oscar-nominated actor Sir John Hurt, known for his roles in The Elephant Man, Midnight Express and Alien, and as Mr Ollivander in the Harry Potter movies. He spent his last years in the 623 sq m (6,700 sq ft) property and described it as the 'best place I will ever own'. Hurt and his widow, Anwen Rees-Myers, overhauled the six-bedroom, four-bathroom home, which features a library lined with bookshelves. It has a 107 sq m barn-garage, orchard, vegetable gardens and a paddock, too. £1.95m. Bedfords, 01328 730 500 Photograph: Bedfords The market town is the second largest in the Cotswolds and local to Highgrove, King Charles's country home. Literary queen Dame Jilly Cooper also lives nearby and the town stood in as the fictional Cotchester in the recent Disney+ TV adaptation of Rivals. To the south is a double-fronted townhouse for sale with a long front lawn and four bedrooms. Recently refurbished, each room could be a film set: the dramatic sitting room, for example, has dark ink-blue walls adorned in art featuring glamorous women. Jilly would surely approve. £1.050m. Knight Frank, 01285 882 004 Photograph: Knight Frank Built after the Norman conquest, and now the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick Castle has featured in many a genuine battle or siege, and many a movie. The exterior has been used as Harry Potter's Hogwarts and it appeared in Robin Hood. In the centre of town, beneath the castle and on the other side of the Alnwick Garden, is the stone-built Yew Tree House, built in 2000. The property sits down a wide gravelled drive. It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as a garden room that looks out on to the lawn. £625,000. Sanderson Young, 01665 600 170 Photograph: Sanderson Young Series three of The Chelsea Detective kicked off in December. DC Max Arnold, played by Adrian Scarborough, lives on a houseboat apparently moored at Cheyne Walk, and solves mysteries on the well-heeled streets of Chelsea. Just around the corner in Beaufort Street is a one-bedroom apartment for sale on the second floor of a grand red-brick mansion block. Covering just 47 sq metres (510 sq ft), it comprises a reception room, a small kitchen and a similarly sized bathroom. The location – close to the Thames – is responsible for the price. £500,000. Jackson Stops, 020 7828 4050 Photograph: Jackson Stops Roupell Street, once part of Lambeth Marsh, was built in 1825. Marked by its jagged rooftops, it is now part of a conservation area. The long street is also a well-used television set in shows such as EastEnders and Doctor Who. One of the houses was Q's home in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021). A few doors down another property, behind a black gloss door, is for sale with two bedrooms. The Grade II-listed house has a paved courtyard garden and a light-filled kitchen with floor-to-ceiling Crittall-style double doors to the outside. £1.8m. Inigo, 020 3687 3071 Photograph: Inigo
