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30/06/2013

Sex Pistol and Public Image Ltd frontman John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, plays two hours of the music that inspired his career.

It's Sex Pistol and PiL frontman John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten - Ding Dong.

Lydon has hand pick 2 hours of music from his own collection that has inspired him over a long musical career.
As frontman of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd and as a critic of much in British Politics and society, John has courted controversy throughout his career. In 2002 he was named among the 100 greatest Britons following a UK-wide vote, with Q Magazine declaring him a national treasure.

With the Sex Pistols, he wrote singles including "Anarchy in the U.K.", "God Save the Queen" and "Holidays in the Sun". Lydon left the Pistols in 1978 to form Public Image Ltd, releasing songs such as "Public Image", "Death Disco" and "Rise. Reformed in 2009, PiL are set to play this year's Glastonbury Festival.

On presenting shows for 6 Music, John said "The blueprint to a punk? Radio 6 vs The Sex Rottens
P.S. Keep taking the PiL".

2 hours

Last on

Christmas Day 2013 19:00

Music Played

  • David Bowie

    Cygnet Committee

  • Patsy Cline

    Crazy

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.
  • The Horrors

    Primary Colours

  • Joy Division

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Lady Saw

    Sycamore Tree

  • M|A|R|R|S

    Pump Up The Volume

    • Now 10, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 4.
  • The Monkees

    A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

    • The Definitive Monkees.
    • Warner Strategic Market.
    • 15.
  • Giorgio Moroder

    The Chase

  • Mr. Vegas

    Heads High

  • Willie Nelson

    Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

  • Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard

    Pancho and Lefty

  • Pink Floyd

    Arnold Layne

    • Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd.
    • EMI.
  • Public Image Ltd

    One Drop

    • PiL Official Ltd.
  • Public Image Ltd

    Rise

    • Public Image Ltd:Greatest Hits So Far.
    • Virgin.
  • Public Image Ltd

    Warrior

  • Re-TROS

    Sounds For Celebration

  • Jim Reeves

    Welcome To My World

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1963.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 3.
  • Simon & Garfunkel

    The Boxer

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.
  • Dusty Springfield

    You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

    • Dusty - The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.
  • T. Rex

    Hot Love

    • Electric Warrior (Deluxe Edition).
    • A&M.
    • 13.
  • Jim Reeves

    Welcome To My World

    • 16 Top Tracks (Various Artists).
    • RCA.
    • 3.
  • T. Rex

    Hot Love

    • Electric Warrior (Deluxe Edition).
    • A&M.
    • 13.
  • Public Image Ltd

    Warrior

  • M|A|R|R|S

    Pump Up The Volume

    • Telstar.
  • Jimmy Cliff

    The Harder They Come

    • Jimmy Cliff - The Singles.
    • BR Music.
  • Willie Nelson

    Pancho And Lefty

  • Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash

    Jackson

    • The Man In Black.
    • Columbia.
    • 7.
  • Pink Floyd

    Arnold Layne

    • EMI.
  • Re-TROS

    Sounds For Celebration

  • Public Image Ltd

    Rise

    • Virgin.
  • Giorgio Moroder

    The Chase

  • Mr. Vegas

    Heads High

  • Dusty Springfield

    You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.
  • The Monkees

    A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

    • The Definitive Monkees.
    • Warner Strategic Market.
    • 15.
  • Simon & Garfunkel

    The Boxer

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.
  • Keith & Tex

    Stop That Train

    • Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.
  • David Bowie

    Cygnet Committee

  • Joy Division

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    • Virgin.
  • The Horrors

    Primary Colours

  • Public Image Ltd

    One Drop

    • PiL Official Ltd.
  • Lady Saw

    Sycamore Tree

  • Patsy Cline

    Crazy

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.
  • Willie Nelson

    Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

  • Richard Wagner

    Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walk眉re)

Broadcasts

  • Sun 30 Jun 2013 16:00
  • Christmas Day 2013 19:00