Intercourse Pistols guitarist Steve Jones says he hasn’t spoken with the punk icons’ authentic singer John Lydon since 2008.
Speaking to Rolling Stone AU/NZ, Jones needs Lydon, beforehand referred to as Johnny Rotten, all the very best, however says it wouldn’t have been value asking the singer to return to the band for his or her latest reunion, citing a authorized battle that they had in 2021 about the usage of their music in TV present Pistol.
“We don’t speak,” Jones says of Lydon. “The final time I spoke to him was 2008. However I want him all the very best. I actually do. We had a good time once we had been younger, and it was life-changing for all of us. However after the courtroom case with Pistol it wasn’t even value asking John [about the reunion tour]. I don’t suppose he was .”
Jones’ feedback come one week after Lydon slammed Intercourse Pistols’ comeback with punk singer Frank Carter dealing with vocals. “Once I first heard that the Intercourse Pistols had been touring this yr with out me it pissed me off. It aggravated me,” Lydon instructed The I. “I simply thought, ‘They’re completely going to kill all that was good with the Pistols by eliminating the purpose and the aim of all of it.’ I didn’t write these phrases evenly.”
He added: “They’re making an attempt to trivialise the entire present to get away with karaoke however in the long run I believe you’ll see who has the worth and who doesn’t. I’ve by no means offered my soul to make a greenback. It’s the Catholic in me – that guilt I don’t wish to journey.”
The Intercourse Pistols reunited with Carter up entrance in 2024, initially for a handful of reveals at Bush Corridor in Shepherd’s Bush to lift funds for the venue. Nonetheless, demand to see the reactivated band was so intense that they turned a touring entity. They’re booked to play London’s Royal Albert Corridor on March 24 and can seem at a number of festivals in the summertime, together with Obtain competition in Leicestershire.
