Rotten Johnny Lydon has gone from gnarly street punk to urban legend to sideshow huckster to poshy basard. Couldnt happen to a cooler dude. Lydon is one of those guys who can get away with murder. Charismatic and smart- too smart. There are so many interviews with him that you cant help but wonder what else to say.
Stope up UK Telegraph travel section who sat down with the punk to ask about his travel adventures. The questions are silly but the responses are awesome. Proving that Johnny is not only mature but to be honest with you- a bore. Old and settled he often refers to his wife Nora and even points out how mindful he is to not trash hotel rooms. How un- rocker!
Most memorable holiday meal?
One of the weirdest was in Kazakhstan. At least I think it was Kazakhstan. It was one of those places where they eat nothing but horse. We had a nice pony with hooves and all laid out on the table. There’s nothing more disgustingly tasty than horsemeat. We ate all of its variations. Everything they put on the table was truly repulsive.
The first time I was in Japan they put some kind of weird jellyfish thing in front of me and it just looked like a ball of snot. It had very nice colours and was very snotty, but I got into it.
Worst experience?
My manager, Rambo, conned me into going hot-air ballooning in Arizona. I’m terrified of heights but he told me the balloon wouldn’t go very high. That was obviously a lie. It was a punishing experience and there was no joy in it at all. I was sure we were going to go down in flames, and I bent one of the bars because I was holding it so tightly
See, I wasnt kidding. There is nothing Rotten about Lydon anymore! Wheres the angst and spitfire? Still a really fun article- get it all right here