John Lydon says “dead wood” bandmates would be nothing without him

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Having lost his court battle over upcoming Sex Pistols TV drama ‘Pistol’, John Lydon is continuing his verbal assault on his former bandmates in relation to the telly project, and more generally.In a new interview with The Sun he claims that guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook worked behind his back for years to make a show that he believes will misrepresent him and his contribution to the punk band.“Cutting me out is a shockingly stupid move”, he says. “It’s so ridiculous.

It’s so preposterous. They can all fuck off. I supported them for years and years and years, knowing they were dead wood. None of these fucks would have a career but for me.

They did nothing before, they’ve done nothing since”.But if you think he won’t be watching the Danny Boyle directed series, due to air on Disney+ next month, you’d be wrong.“I don’t really want to watch it but I will need to fact-check it”, he insists. “I have not seen one single second of it.

Not any script, I’ve been completely ostracised. To be misrepresented in such a rude manner is unacceptable. If there was any truth in it, they wouldn’t have kept it from me”.“They were putting this together for three solid years behind my back without involving me in any way, shape or form”, he continues. “They kept it a secret from me and away from me, and they find that acceptable.