PiL: Last News

John Lydon has spoken to NME about his past controversial championing of Donald Trump, describing him as “one of the most horrible little runts I’ve ever seen,” and clarifying “I’ll never like him. I’ll vote for him but that’s about it.”For years, Lydon has dismayed some Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd fans with his enthusiasm for the 45th and 47th president of the United States, even donning a red MAGA (Make America Great Again) cap during interviews. In 2017, he called Trump “magnificent” and “a cat amongst the pigeons“, before claiming that his opponents would “destroy” America.He would go on to call Trump “the only hope” and state that Joe Biden was “incapable” of leading the US.Addressing his contentious support, Lydon – who now lives in California – has now told NME he liked the idea of Trump as a disruptor rather than an individual.

John Lydon has spoken to NME about how the upcoming Public Image Ltd tour and working on new “raucous” music is helping him navigate bereavement.PiL – the influential post-punk band that Lydon formed out of the rubble of Sex Pistols’ implosion in 1978 – are embarking on a series of dates for their ‘This Is Not The Last Tour’, beginning in May.From his home in Los Angeles, Lydon said he was “very much” looking forward to hitting the road again, and poignantly explained how it might help him with the grief he feels after his wife of 44 years, Nora Forster, passed away from Alzheimer’s in April 2023.“I need to get out of the house,” he told NME. “I’ve done enough wallowing, which of course you can’t avoid, even if you think, ‘No, be the bigger man’. You cannot stop it.

John Lydon has branded the Sex Pistols’ reunion with Frank Carter as “karaoke” during a new interview with NME.The former Sex Pistol’s frontman and Public Image Ltd founder made the comments to. NME during a new interview for this week’s edition of Does Rock N Roll Kill Braincells?! – coming Friday – which saw him look back on his time in the music industry and reflect on some of his most memorable moments.During one part of the discussion, the singer was asked for his opinion of his former bandmates, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook and Steve Jones, and their decision to hit the road with Frank Carter acting as frontman.Responding, Lydon said: “The poor sausage! Does he know what he’s walked into? Good on him, what a great fucking opportunity, but there’s something darker going on behind it.“It’s almost malicious in its intent.

Public Image Ltd have shared their latest single ‘Car Chase’ from their forthcoming album ‘End Of The World’. Listen to it below.Frontman and former Sex Pistol, John Lydon, shared that the song is “Typical PiL, unpredictable to the last.

Public Image Ltd have announced their first new album in eight years and an accompanying UK tour for later in the year.The album, titled ‘End Of World’, is set for release on August 11 and is dedicated to frontman John Lydon‘s late wife Nora Forster, who died last week at the age of 80. She had been living with Alzheimer’s disease for five years and Lydon had been her full-time carer.‘End Of World’ features the song ‘Hawaii’ as its closing track, which Lydon had written as a “love letter” to Forster. The band had used the song in their bid to represent Ireland at this year’s  Eurovision Song Contest, but they lost out to Dublin quarter Wild Youth.“Nora loved the album, she wouldn’t have wanted us to postpone it or change any of our plans,” Lydon said in a press release.