John Lydon

After the final cymbal rolls die out, Rotten famously says at the end of the song “ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? Good night.” Number Twelve: Malcom McLaren Initially Wanted Syl Sylvan to Front the Band. When the lead singer of the Strand, the band which preceded the Sex Pistols, was kicked out of the band, Malcom McLaren needed to find a new frontman. Since he had recently come back from a trip to New York, where he briefly managed The New York Dolls, his first thought was to call Syl Sylvan and offer him the position. Sylvan turned him down, as did Richard Hell. McLaren resorted to looking for short-haired males hanging out in his store and asking them if they ever thought about singing in a band. That is how he found John Lydon (Johnny Rotten). Number Eleven: They Have the Most Censored Single in British History. When “God Save the Queen” was released in 1977, it almost didn’t get pressed. First, the single’s cover art offended the printers at Virgin Records. Once the single was pressed, no one would play it or stock it because of its lyrics’ negative image of the British monarchy. It is widely believed that when the single was released, it was supposed to be number one, but ended up coming in at number two after sales from label-related shops (like Virgin) were excluded for that…

John Stuart Mill was the original punk. Now, before I lose you with the absurd image of Mill with a blue mohawk consider this, the punk subculture that emerged in the mid-1970s was characterized by an anti-establishment attitude with a vehement focus on individuality. This is not accusing Mill of being an anarchist, as so many punks were. It is apparent from his writings that he very much recognized and advocated for the necessity of a governing entity. It was, I believe, in his opinion,…

How have industry figures wielded their power in pop’s production and dissemination processes, and how have musicians responded? Making reference to relevant literature and one or more recordings from the period 1900-2000, discuss the problems of power and mediation as they apply to popular music history. Industry figures have influenced the production and dissemination of popular music over the twentieth century in different ways. The production of popular music and its dissemination has…

“Shot By Both Sides: Punk, Politics and the End of ‘Consensus’” illuminates, “There were high unemployment rates, inflation, and an increase of violence in British culture. Inflationary pressures inherited from the 1960s had led to a rise in unemployment and industrial conflict that combined to inaugurate a prolonged period of socio-economic and political unrest” (Worley). The inflation rates combined with the unemployment rates alerted most of Britain’s citizens of the inequalities of…

The roots of this however, even though it is to this day a very controversial theme, are in America with Malcolm McLaren and Richard Hell. With McLaren being heavily affected by Richard Hell’s punk attitude and look, he eventually founded a fashion shop, which essentially gave the look to the whole scene and not only that, he gave us the notoriously known Sex Pistols, the symbol of UK’s punk scene. Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock, all these three famous characters were friends of…

Sexual Racism in the American Societies The short story Naked by Joyce Carol Oates talks about anonymous female figure that lived a big shock because of the violence event she went through, that she was attacked by group of children which includes boys and girls, the eldest child was 12 years old. The writer describes those children in the story that they were, “small pack of black children…” this quote from the story would give the reader a hint to think if this story is about racism in…

Punk Rock Here Today Gone Tomorrow Love it; hate it, Punk Rock made its debut in the 70’s starting with a simple beat, a tap on the drums or a guitar strumming, and there it was. Punk rock is born. This rock music genre fad came to reality during a time of frustration among the young generation. Rooting in a garage rock band imagery with the deliberate cultivation of violence, deviance, loud, vulgar, and rebellious lyrics, this style of music can be distinguished as hard-edged (Charlton …

There will never be a real rock n 'rock That might be an easy definition of Punk rock. This definition see Punk rock as an undercurrent underneath the primitive American rock 'n' roll, stretching from the myriad different versions of "Louie, Louie," which is often singing at the fun on the campus, through the artful "Psycho" (The Sonics) and "Surfin 'Bird" style polygons of the day (The Trashmen) and finally followed by many rock musicians from the sixties to the band The Stooges. This often…

Attachment Theory. Attachment Theory is based on the findings and observation of John Bowlby. He studied a child’s bond with his or her caregiver and reactions of separation. The theory emphasizes the importance of these interactions. (Zastrow, C., & Kirst-Ashman, K, 2013) Mary Ainsworth, expanded on Bowlby’s theory by testing his ideas. She developed the Strange Situation a demonstrated episode of mother and child and his or her interactions with a stranger. The mother interacts with the…

or large. At the Boys and Girls club I was thought varies ways to overcome my anxiety, things like: hosting events (MC) and even talking in front of small audience. As of right now I am very proud to say I no longer have stage fright. I am proud to say that I host (MC) all the events that is going on at the Florence Degeorge Boys and Girl Club. There was a boy name John, who was very timid to the point he was afraid of interacting with the other kids around him. I took the…