Cro Mags stage diving interview

Cro Mags "interview on stage diving"

Johnny Rotten interview Finland tv 1987

Johnny Rotten interview 1987 on Finland TV

"I find honesty is the most offensive thing in the world. And you've just been attacked with it." - Johnny Rotten aka John Lydon

Johnny Rotten NYC 2007 interview

Johnny Rotten "NYC 2007 Interview"



From YouTube uploader:



What becomes a legend most? It depends on how accurate the legend is in relation to the person.

In the case of John Lydon, you might start with his autobio "Rotten: No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish" discounting of course, the myth that's always created whenever we attempt to write about ourselves. Still, it's an interesting and very honest story, and it sheds light on his individuality and goes a long way in loosening up the dogma that Punk as a music became, and reminds us of the funkier, disaffected angels that inform whatever Punk as a philosophy was, and hopefully, continues to become.

So when you consider Lydon the person and realize that he was more a catalyst than a dogmatist, the idea of him judging a talent show (Bodog.com's $1 Million Battle of The Bands) isn't really so anomalous, although talent contests by definition would instantly seem counter-intuitive to punk's attempted destruction of the rock star deity and the bloated corporate label.

Of course, punk never completely accomplished this, maybe cuz once one person does something new, either a) everybody copies it to the point of redux, or b: everybody worships the originator to an unreasonable point or conformity.

Punk as music has suffered both fates at times, tho punk as philosophy has certainly had a considerable, if not total, impact - probably because the philosophy existed long before the music.

Coincidentally, while working on this I received an email from a publicist a bout a contemporary band that the late Mr. Tony Wilson said made him feel the same excitement he'd felt at the Sex Pistols' first show, which of course is a legendary event that I simply have to ask Lydon about.

And of course, Lydon initially declines the offer, and rightly so, before sharing very lucid thoughts about punk as philosophy -- and then tearing into Green Day, whose platinum record adorns the room we find ourselves in.

At one point in this interview another platinum record on the wall haloes him and he seems a saint of rock and roll. At another camera angle, the shiny circle looks like a saw blade slicing into his head. Lydon certainly suffered both fates and lived to not tell about it if he doesn't want to, but thankfully, he shares a lot in this conversation and I'm very grateful.

In the past few weeks, I've taped interviews and/or performances from several different legends; Rock Steady Crew's Crazy Legs; Morrissey; Siouxsie Sioux; and Mr. Rotten himself, (video from all coming soon) and it's interesting to see the extent some are, and others aren't, wiling to discuss the days/play the songs from the time when they made their first mark. And they each have a right to share as little or as much from their past as they choose.

But of course, this video interview is about more than the past, or talent contests; it's about what it should be about when The Fates throw you in the Green Room with Johnny Rotten.

Yes, he explains the seemingly-contradictory act of Judging Music in his classic, anarcho-individualistic terms. But he also looks at Richard Branson and the late Tony Wilson, while also throwing in an appreciation for Stephen Colbet, and a love of vinyl records, and whatever else he feels like contemplating.

As for his own "career", he's actually been very busy with this talent contest which (like most contests these days) has proven to have legs and is on FuseTV which i've never seen ('dont have cable).

He's also done a lot of narration for nature programming (again, check your expectations at the door). So the guy's always moving forward, tho' he also doesn't rule out the possibility of touring again with PIL or The Sex Pistols.

I think he should do both, and soon.

John Lydon and Keith Levine on Tom Snyder

John Lydon and Keith Levine (PiL) on Tom Snyder, Part 1








John Lydon and Keith Levine (PiL) on Tom Snyder, Part 2

Sex Pistols PiL short interview clips

Sex Pistols and PiL "Short Interview Clips"

Sex Pistols on Bill Grundy

Sex Pistols on Bill Grundy TV show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRNOUz7uefA

Johnny Rotten Interview 1977

John Lydon and Steve Jones on Late Late Show

John Lydon and Steve Jones on Late Late Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8uSmlz8Pac

The Fall interview

The Fall interview (German TV)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njc8x9GwfjQ

Darby Crash interview

Darby Crash (The Germs) interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFtmrNdKLLc

Captain Beefheart interviews

Captain Beefheart on LA Eyewitness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIlVXzC85TU





Captain Beefheart on David Letterman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQs8dka52H4&feature=related

Mark E. Smith

Mark E. Smith BBC 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbbjN9oP7Ik



Mark E Smith of The Fall on BBC Culture Show March 2007

Lydia Lunch immaculate consumptive interview

Lydia Lunch "Immaculate Consumptive interview"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd_bfK4cqs0



Lydia Lunch, punk rock poet laureate is interviewed by Merle Ginsberg regarding the Immaculate Consumptive tour in 1983. She is interviewed again by Julia Masi in 1985 regarding promotion of The Right Side of My Brain. The 1983 segment was done in Young Filmmakers Studio with the great help of Martin Toub, Brett Landow, Ed Tooks, Lance Tooks, Robert Barry Francos and many others. The 1985 segment was done at New York Video Workshop with the great help of Bonnie Pollack, John Zaff, Ed Tooks, Susie Byrnes, Seth Brown, Robert Barry Francos and many others (including NYVW owner/operator Bruce Spector). Videowave is a public access program featuring music ignored by the mass media. The Producer is Alan Abramowitz. These are 2 excerpts of 2 much longer pieces.

For more information about Videowave visit:
www.myspace.com/Videowave
www.geocities.com/VideowaveMusicMusings

Larry Wild Man Fischer early 80s

Wild Man Fischer early 80s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnHHk9z8iGE

GG Allin's Last Interview June 93

GG Allin's Last Interview - June '93 - 1 of 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-hR9G1ZO6Q















This was GG Allin's last interview. GG died 5 days later after the taping on June 28, 1993.

GG Allin on the Jane Whitney Show 1993

GG Allin and the Murder Junkies bass player, Merle Allin, is in the audience and makes a comment about GG in this video along with Murder Junkies roadie, Evan Cohen.

Also in the audience is Dino (drummer) and Bill Webber (guitarist) for the Murder Junkies.

During the show on GG's left is Liz Mankowski, who also appeared on the Jerry Springer show in an interview with GG Allin.

Sid Vicious and Nancy on NYC cable

Sid & Nancy on NYC cable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKElZoRXcrI&feature=related






sid & nancy live on air w/stiv bators & cynthia of the b-girls

Spacemen 3 interview with sonic boom

Spacemen 3 "interview with Sonic Boom"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uJj7mWqI7E