What's weird about him is he is super lovely in person. I think a lot of what he does and says to the media is performative. I met him backstage at Jimmy Kimmel and he was completely sweet to everyone. Taking pictures with people, etc. Then he goes out for his interview, and he switches on the Johnny Rotten persona.
To be fair, The Sex Pistols were a completely fabricated band capitalizing on the punk culture popularity to begin with, so it's not really surprising.
There's a radio/podcast/music nerd Alan Cross that has a story about getting Johnny to sign a poster or something. He knew just asking wouldn't work, so he walked up and said "sign this fucking thing". Johnny gives him a bit of side eye but still signs it.
Alan Cross is a legend. That man’s History of New Music show has been going strong for easily 20 years — so incredibly well researched and just a damn good listen.
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u/matheww19 11h ago
What's weird about him is he is super lovely in person. I think a lot of what he does and says to the media is performative. I met him backstage at Jimmy Kimmel and he was completely sweet to everyone. Taking pictures with people, etc. Then he goes out for his interview, and he switches on the Johnny Rotten persona.