Steve Jones says it “wasn’t worth” asking John Lydon about joining Sex Pistols reunion

nme.com:

John Lydon to participate in Sex Pistols‘ reunion shows.The London punk band, who last performed with Lydon in 2008, headed out on a UK comeback tour last autumn, with Frank Carter stepping in as frontman.

This followed two intimate gigs at London’s Bush Hall, where they played ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’ in full.They have since announced further live appearances for 2025, including Download Festival and the Teenage Cancer Trust series at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Additionally, guitarist Jones told NME that Sex Pistols would be hitting the road in the US.During a new interview with Rolling Stone AU – ahead of the group’s spring tour dates in New Zealand and Australia – Jones explained that he and his bandmates hadn’t spoken to Lydon in 17 years.Their relationship suffered further after the former frontman lost a court battle over the use of Sex Pistols’ music in Danny Boyle’s 2022 biographical mini-series, Pistol.“We don’t talk,” Jones told RS AU. “The last time I spoke to him was 2008.

But I wish him all the best. I really do. We had a great time when we were young, and it was life-changing for all of us.“But after the court case with Pistol it wasn’t even worth asking John [about the reunion tour].