PUNKS MEET THE PRESS

We can’t predict how the Sex Pistols will sound on their reunion tour this summer, but John Lydon was in prime Rotten form at the press conference the band had in London last week to announce the plans. Asked how far he can spit these days, Lydon snapped back at the questioner, “Do you wanna test it?”

Some other highlights:

Question: Johnny, are you on any prescribed medication that we should know about?

Lydon: The only thing I’m on is ego, and I’ve got more than enough to go around.

Q: Are you going to get rid of the monarchy for us this time?

L: No. Our very good fifth member, Lady Di, is doing an excellent job. In fact, we’ve offered to do a benefit for Madame Di ‘cause she really needs the cash, just like us.

Q: What would Sid [Vicious] think of all this?

L: He’d love it, if he could think at all. Sid was nothing more than a coat hanger to fill an empty space on stage.

Q: What do you think about Green Day?

L: Childish prattle. It’s the same old [expletive], really. Nothing’s changed. Through the years, we’ve all gone off and done different things and left it up to others to make waves, but nobody out there has done bollocks all to change this world. So here it is: part two.