McLaren tried to sign another punk band that could play, Cock Sparrer, before he decided to put together the Pistols. They told him to “p*** off” because he wouldn’t buy the drinks at their contract negotiation, held in a local pub.
Lydon & Rotten just wanted to be famous, so they were probably more compliant :)
“Lydon & Rotten just wanted to be famous, so they were probably more compliant :)”
Uhhhh.... Lydon and Rotten are the same guy.