Johnny (Rotten) Lydon of the Sex Pistols

[NicolasOfSaxony]

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

[lunababymoonchild]

Hello Nicolas and welcome to the forum.

 

Asking for help with research is against the rules - found here : Rules

 

Perhaps if you bought/borrowed the book you could look it up yourself, otherwise I don’t see how anybody could help you. Unless the post is intended to incite argument (good luck with that)

 

Your friendly moderator

[Madeleine]

Just a note to say there might also be a copyright issue if you want to use this as a quote.

[lunababymoonchild]

If it doesn’t breach copyright quoting here. 
 

For that matter, where did you get the quote in the first place ?
 

Do yer own research, I say

[KEV67]

My favourite Johnny Rotten story was when he criticised Freddie Mercury for singing with an opera singer. I suppose they were at some sort of award ceremony or party. Freddie Mercury replied, "We do our best, Mr Horrible."

[lunababymoonchild]

I’ve never heard that one. Brilliant.