The king is gone but he’s not forgotten
This is the story of a Johnny Rotten
It’s better to burn out than it is to rust
The king is gone but he’s not forgotten
Johnny Rotten
Rotten Johnny
That was a big slap at Elvis. Coming right on the heels of his death, it was a big statement that he was creatively dead long before the heart stopped. He wasn’t the king anymore and the implosion of the Pistols was much more rock and roll.
Don’t bring that jackass Neil Young into this feel-good story.