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John Lydonformer punk band leader Sex Pistols, does not want to be associated with any “activity” that seeks to benefit from the death of Elizabeth IIas he considers it disrespectful to all who mourn his loss after more than 70 years on the throne.
The 66-year-old musician – who decades ago called himself johnny rotten– He clarified through a statement on his official Twitter account. Twitter than the rest of the Sex Pistols and his management team approved a number of petitions related to his single “God save the Queen” against their wishes, based on an agreement reached in court according to which decisions of this type are made based on what the majority decides.
“In John’s opinion, supporting any collaboration with the Sex Pistols for commercial gain in relation to ‘God save the Queen’ at this time is particularly distasteful. and a lack of respect for the queen and her loved ones, ”says the message. “John wrote the lyrics to this historic song, and although he has never supported the monarchy, he feels that the royal family deserves a little respect in this difficult timelike any other person when they have lost someone close to them”.
The Sex Pistols have defended themselves, arguing that apart from a couple of requests for the use of images or audio in reports about the monarch and her impact on culture, there is no project related to the commercial or advertising use of her 1977 song, which caused a strong controversy after its launch because the expression “God save the Queen” (God save the Queen) sounded like “God shave the Queen” (God shave the Queen).
This is just one last showdown John Lydon with his former colleagues, because he previously tried to prevent -unsuccessfully- his music from being used in the platform series Hulu about the band, which was led by Danny Boyle.
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