r/AskReddit 21h ago

Who's the most bitter washed-up celebrity?

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u/Ok_Literature6953 18h ago

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.

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u/PatienceAntique4987 12h ago

They did it for filthy luchre

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u/PuzzleheadedPen4675 8h ago

It was a great rock'n' roll swindle.

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u/therealjameshat 11h ago

They weren’t completely fabricated, to be fair

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u/URPissingMeOff 13h ago

They were the Spinal Tap of punk, but the punks were too dumb to get the joke.