down to the final six being considered to represent Ireland at this year’s Contest in May, with the final decision set to be announced next month.Speaking to RTE’s Radio 1 about Eurovision, Lydon said: “It’s absolutely awful, the songs.
The whole thing of it is disgusting to me. I’m a songwriter, I perform live, and these shows just come across as so dreadfully phoney to me.
But look, we’re giving it a chance to break out of that mould”.How big of him. He added that representing Ireland in the big Contest would be a “fantastic opportunity” for him, although he’s not yet entirely sure what playing at the grand final would entail.
Asked what his performance would involve, he said: “I’ve no idea. Apparently, I have to do karaoke over a backing track”.Now I’m imagining doing karaoke with John Lydon.
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