John Lydon

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“The timing for endorsing any Sex Pistols requests for commercial gain in connection with ‘God Save The Queen’ in particular is tasteless and disrespectful to the Queen and her family at this moment in time,“ reads a statement on Lydon’s website.

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“I’ve got no more savings, no more loans, no pensions. I’ve got nothing. All right? I’m practically this close to zero.“

Though Lydon lost the court battle to keep Sex Pistols songs out of Danny Boyle’s upcoming band biopic miniseries, he’s still sniping about it. Steve Jones & Paul Cook aren’t staying silent either: “His claims to be the only band member of consequence are hard to take.“

Last week, John Lydon lost his court battle to stop Sex Pistols songs from being used in Danny Boyle’s upcoming FX miniseries about the band. “I fear that the whole project might be extremely negative,“ Lydon said.