I think that's exactly right. I doubt Johnny Rotten has anything approaching a real political philosophy. There is a certain subset of celebrity that advances themselves in this way. They have a moderate amount of talent and a gift for manipulation and reading the mood of society and then being provocative in the just right way at the right time. Madonna is the Queen Mother.
Right on. What part of “Anarchy” do people not understand?
Lydon’s entire career is built on iconoclasm—without, he’s completely irrelevant.