Johnny Rotten
John Lydon Pulled From Sex Pistols Series for Being ‘Too Difficult,’ Director Says
Living up to his stage name Johnny Rotten, John Lydon’s bad attitude got him ousted from Pistol, a six-part series about his own band directed by Danny Boyle. “John picks and chooses when he wants to be a punk. If it suits him one day, he will be Johnny Rotten and otherwise, he is John Lydon,” said Jordan Mooney in an interview with The Sun. Mooney, a model who has been termed a “muse” for the band, had a few more words to say about Lydon’s attitude: “He would just be a saboteur and he wouldn’t bring much to the table,” she told The Sun. “John argues for the sake of arguing. He’s a difficult person and I can’t say that part of him has changed at all.” She added, “As he’s got older, he’s only got more difficult – he’s contrary… John has got a few issues about his importance in the...
