Dear all,
I am working on a Research Paper about music in the British 70s and I wish to cite this very part of 'Anger is my Energy' by Johnny (Rotten) Lydon:
'What surprises me the most about this story is that we were treated like thugs, even though we were conveying a message of honesty and truth. We even played a public service role, meaning that as children, even if we were poor, we felt safe. There was no jealousy because no one had anything, but that all changed when colour TV arrived and with it came advertisements for cars and household appliances that we didn't have access to. From then on, we realised that we were second-class citizens. Advertising led to frustration and, with it, theft and violence. It was a society built on the constant humiliation of a working class treated like a bunch of morons. Punk exploded under Callaghan and the Labour Party. In fact, Margaret Thatcher and us punk people were two opposite reactions to the same problem.
Can anyone tell me on which page of the book it is to be found ?
Thanks a lot in advance for your support and greetings from Saxony,
Nicolas
