Johnny Rotten to appear in reality show

CNN ^ | Tuesday, January 20, 2004 Posted: 10:18 AM EST (1518 GMT)

[RoughDobermann]

To the dismay of aging punk fans, a British television company announced Monday that the former Sex Pistols singer and angry punk icon -- now known by his real name, John Lydon -- has agreed to appear in the reality show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!"

[Constitution Day]

"...Pretty vacant, and we don't care"

;)

[discostu]

Henry Rollins was on TLC a few years ago. Punk has been subjugated as was inevitable all along. But I still want to be.... anarcheeeeeeeeeee.

[Wolfie]

Dismay? Jeez, weren't those people paying attention the first time Rotten pulled one over on them?

[FormerLib]

Other punk fans were appalled.

Once they move out of their mum's house, they'll realize that there's just certain stuff you have to do to pay the bloody rent!

[martin_fierro]

Never mind Johnny Rotten.

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(Speaking of 80s irrelevancies, have you seen Adam Ant recently?)

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Dismay? Jeez, weren't those people paying attention the first time Rotten pulled one over on them?

Really! Go Johnny go!

[KC_Conspirator]

You know what I am sick of? I am sick of aging liberals telling rock stars that they have "sold out" just so they can perpetually re-live their own adolescence.

[dfwgator]

Yep, they never have gotten the joke, and it's made JR a rich man. Plus, the song "Bodies" is about the most ringing diatribe against abortion ever put to music.

[freedomson]

(ping)

Thought you might wanna put your two cents in here.

[Constitution Day]

Good grief! He looks ancient!

He didn't drink, he didn't smoke, so what did he do?

;^)

[dfwgator]

My god, he's turned into Elton John.

[Benrand]

I thought Johnny was on stage at Dean's rally last night.

[GSWarrior]

Good for him....the man has to make a living.

[IYAS9YAS]

"We have found a common cause, and it's your money," remarked Lydon.

At least they're being honest.

[Benrand]

Awhile back, Ant was in a bar (pub) and was wearing a a good the Bad and the Ugly hat and boot s and got some flak from some hooligans who did the whistle thing from that movie and proceed to throw an alternator at them and shoot at them with a starter's pistol.

I understand he's now in an asylum.

[Land of the Free 04]

Jeez, weren't those people paying attention the first time Rotten pulled one over on them?

It's not like he tried hard to hide it---the Pistols' second album was titled The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle.

[tallhappy]

"We have found a common cause, and it's your money,"

"Ah ha ha -- ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" -- Johnny Rotten, Winterland, San Francisco California, 1978. After their last song, No Fun, an Iggy Pop cover, of their last concert.

[Land of the Free 04]

He didn't drink, he didn't smoke, so what did he do?

LOL! Subtle innuendos follow.

[SamAdams76]

Amazing. The Sex Pistols "ride" lasted maybe 18 months between late 1976 and early 1978. Didn't even have a charted record in America - just an aborted tour of dives on a chartered Greyhound bus. I think they did maybe a dozen concerts total. And over a quarter century later, Johnny Rotten is still making a decent living off of it!