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Johnny Rotten

(John Lydon)
musician, singer, songwriter
Born: 1/31/1956
Birthplace: England

Rotten stomped and screamed his way into music history with punk anthems like “ God Save the Queen” and “Anarchy in the UK” while performing as the front man for the Sex Pistols, which released Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) and Filthy Lucre Live (1992). Rotten also played with the band Public Image Ltd.

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