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—Johnny Rotten(1976)
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Punk’s Not Dead?
Even former Sex Pistol John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) has a soft spot for Kate and William. A staunch anti-royalist, Lydon snarled a punk version of “God Save the Queen” back in 1977. But love conquers all, even John Lydon. “They seem very much in love. They actually do, so I’m really all right with that. I approve of them,” Lydon tells the Sunday Mirror. He even approves of William and Harry serving in the military. “They are brave, those young ones, and I really look up to that,” Lydon says.
Lydon tells: “People think I hate the Royal Family, but that’s not true. My animosity is towards the institution, not the people themselves. What I’ve always resented with the Royals was the austere nonsense that was being propagated. But Willy and Katy look like they are genuinely in love and that’s all I look for. That’s what being a human being is all about. That is what is important in life. He’s marrying someone different to himself and that’s wonderful - some mix and match. They really appear to have stars in their eyes.”
He adds: “I loved the fact William gave Kate Diana’s engagement ring. I was talking to my wife Nora about it and we think that was a very genuine, deep thing to do.”
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one of the best punk singers of one of the best punk bands ever <3
