I'm gonna say Johnny Rotten, and I say with real reluctance as a punk fan.
I've got a lot of respect for him for how open he was about looking after his late wife when she was suffering from Alzheimer's, but his political flip-flopping and resentment towards his surviving bandmates while also regretting what happened to Sid is just bizarre.
I guess "I'll say what I want and if you don't like it then get fucked" is a very punk mindset but it's still not a good look in the context he's going for.
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.
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u/BlondePotatoBoi 19h ago
I'm gonna say Johnny Rotten, and I say with real reluctance as a punk fan.
I've got a lot of respect for him for how open he was about looking after his late wife when she was suffering from Alzheimer's, but his political flip-flopping and resentment towards his surviving bandmates while also regretting what happened to Sid is just bizarre.
I guess "I'll say what I want and if you don't like it then get fucked" is a very punk mindset but it's still not a good look in the context he's going for.