This is the first interview that I've seen with Johnny Rotten in his younger years where he didn't blow up on the interviewer. I like this interview.
@optimisticwhovian17265 жыл бұрын
he was between bands so he didn't need to put the act on as much
@JETJOOBOY5 жыл бұрын
Didn't do Janet any harm either
@rjay13403 жыл бұрын
Coming from london john would have known Janet street porter was probably the most punk journalist of the day which is probably why johnny went easy on her
@DavidBerlinguette3 жыл бұрын
Yeah this was fun to watch, as in not completely uncomfortable.
@kellyvaters16893 жыл бұрын
Janet was exceedingly rare among interviewers at the time in that she met the artists on their level. Too many reporters and interviewers were either antagonistic to artists or too up their own arses to do that. She was willing to banter with John here; to let the conversation draw out the answers.
@dreamcatcher36224 жыл бұрын
I never tire of this mans honesty, intelligence and wit.
@Kat.Evangeline2 жыл бұрын
Trump supporters rule - he's one of us.
@sexobscura2 жыл бұрын
and humility
@layditms2 Жыл бұрын
@@Kat.Evangeline he says a lot is wrong with trump and he partly said things to wind people up
@CH24213 жыл бұрын
there's really nothing more cuter than this. johnny "rotten" is a sweetheart in the truest sense of the word
@sexobscura2 жыл бұрын
'Jimmy' Rotten , actually
@KoffinOwner15 жыл бұрын
Lydon with this hat is fantastic XD
@davidgriffiths29243 жыл бұрын
I agree😊
@BoudicaJ6 жыл бұрын
Johnny looks ace here
@roywilson20704 жыл бұрын
Johnny looks ace everyday.
@rosemaryspafalmouth26092 жыл бұрын
So young and babyfaced!
@christianmorris8065 Жыл бұрын
I’ve always thought Janet Street Porter is more talented and versatile than she’s ever been credited for. She is completely unruffled and she’s one of the very few interviewers who broke the ice with a young John Lydon
@twilit14 жыл бұрын
"well i went to see half the world, didn't i? i thot that was a bit of alright." aw he is so adorable in this, straight out of a dickens novel.
@lulukid923512 жыл бұрын
Im just glad that after reading these comments im not the only person who thinks Johnny was hot...
@Louisefalk7813 жыл бұрын
nice to see johnny smiling and not interupting... Love you so much mate
@berni99773 жыл бұрын
The boy with the red trackee top is me at 8 years old .. Im now 50 years old
@user-vv2tv6qh6k29 күн бұрын
You lie
@danielle393312 жыл бұрын
there is only one john lydon no one else could be soo down to earth, smart, good looking, a celeb, funny and a sexy voice all in one. :P x
@liquidvizionsmadferit14 жыл бұрын
by far my favourite video ever. johnny rotten might just be the coolest human in the entire universe.
@ConsultthisMusic16 жыл бұрын
This is a great clip. Not just because of the interview, but the area they are walking around. A very differnt looking Covent Garden in London. Looks like the place is still the original market rather then the tourist trap it is today.
@PinkyPuff6911 жыл бұрын
An absolutely adorable (I know, but hey!) Rotten. Always liked and admired by me. You know, he's got dimples when he smiles. Incorrigable!!!!
@petejones8792 жыл бұрын
I've always admired Johnny for his forthright speaking and his honest opinions..he says it as it is.. I wish more celebrities followed his path
@rosslynmcmahon11932 жыл бұрын
He has always been an intelligent articulate honest person and this is what people didn't like about him. They treat him like an idiot or thought he was one...think again. Love him 💜
@ianbeauchamp99442 жыл бұрын
"Your hair looks like rhubarb"......no matter how many times I hear that it still makes me laugh.
@lestoil Жыл бұрын
My two favorite comments were the ones he said under his breath: “Cheap looking camera” and “Your hair looks like rhubarb “.
@HappyGillian15 жыл бұрын
What great footage of a young Johnny Rotten. He's very interesting, intelligent, talented, and was kind of cute back in the day too : ) I love his no bulls**t attitude.
@SexPistolsLuver16 жыл бұрын
i agree fully! he was very good looking! :D
@viewmodeimages3502 жыл бұрын
I love the kids following him and hanging around him! 😊 that is so adorable! 🥰🥰
@darania1 Жыл бұрын
Jons the pied piper of punk rock...😎
@jasonbrighton291711 жыл бұрын
Young Johnny was fantastic.
@JillDinardo-mb6ii3 ай бұрын
How can you NOT love JOHNNY???
@PinkyPuff6911 жыл бұрын
And as always, a brilliant command of the English language!
@georgialayla.x42942 жыл бұрын
u know for someone who was nicknamed specifically after his “rotten” teeth..he had a wonderful smile :) he’s just a little sweetheart deep down
@zaradragonia98632 жыл бұрын
Oh I absolutely love this video. Johnny is so relaxed and friendly. Love the hat. And kids
@nerp2314 жыл бұрын
I could listen to him all day long
@kristinamr13 жыл бұрын
he is so cute in this hat
@lydonfan16 жыл бұрын
One of the best interviews I have ever seen involving John!!
@Kat.Evangeline2 жыл бұрын
He was living in Santa Monica in the 90's when I had a little apartment there - one of my neighbors was his Personal Assistant. I offered to assist but of course no
@ragegap15 жыл бұрын
This Man Is Still My Hero !
@sarahlizabethk12 жыл бұрын
great interview. the only one I've seen where he isn't hostile and overly defensive towards the interviewer.
@Lieu3C414 жыл бұрын
What a charming young man!
@ManifestingDaily1111 Жыл бұрын
Gift this interview ❤
@AnnArckey14 жыл бұрын
... JL - what a gorgeous face, and an attitude to match. A TRUE individual, at a point in time when it was SO much harder to be an individual on the streets, nevermind on radio/tv - he paved the way.
@mjb49833 жыл бұрын
Finally John meets ..questions he deserved. Do not die on me John!!!!
@lisacrowell2902 жыл бұрын
So adorable! He does good interviews with people who aren't idiots
@Deedee-ee1sg4 жыл бұрын
John is always honest and witty in interviews! Good ol Janet street porter, this is thoughtful and interesting interview
@danielaschwarz19713 жыл бұрын
Totally right. I love how honest and witty he is 🎶🤗
@christianmorris8065 Жыл бұрын
She’s a very talented telly person
@carysfaerie2 жыл бұрын
this interview’s one of my favourites ..strolling around London like a dickens character. Love Janet too, she’s had such an interesting life.
@Jeremyramone2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Richard swivler from ol curiosity shop.
@StevenRotter2514 жыл бұрын
this his best interview i ever seen
@tracythorpe58414 жыл бұрын
This interview always makes me smile. He's so cool and I like Janet too ☺
@Slance1Himself16 жыл бұрын
I'll watch this like 300 times! :D
@saray975911 жыл бұрын
So cute!
@smarieintn59552 жыл бұрын
John you are a gem.
@paulreuben73432 жыл бұрын
The Greatest Rock artist to come out of the UK...the Black inner cities love him
@redbeki3 жыл бұрын
He smiles and looks different. , Relaxed and not so stressed
@mxrty7814 жыл бұрын
this is the most honest ive heard him be. usually in interviews especially the later ones you can tell he's sort of putting on a show and being an ass for fun
@sexobscura2 жыл бұрын
come now, he's always been one
@trolololololololololol Жыл бұрын
Я из России, но мне очень нравится, как звучит Английский язык(в британском варианте, а не в американском); эти плавные интонации, "важность"(или демонстративность) с которой произносятся некоторые слова, сама структура(количество гласных и согласных, окончания) в исполнении Лайдона - ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНЫ.
@Slance1Himself16 жыл бұрын
2:54 - ALMOST "Public Image" lyrics! Man, this interview is "wow" :D
@fabulousdisaster9315 жыл бұрын
Johnny will always be THE BEST.
@mickeydodds14 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this the first time around.
@marienphil15 жыл бұрын
i love john .....
@thebillgrundyshow2 жыл бұрын
The artful dodger ❤️
@veronkatko15 жыл бұрын
he was soooo handsome and also clever! There are so many interview he gave. I think he likes listening to himself, but he can use words really brilliantly.love him! Johnny want to make music--Sid in my opinion NOT
@SuperSquishface13 жыл бұрын
THE BIG BOOK OF BRITISH SMILES
@Captain_Rhodes2 жыл бұрын
from about 76-82 lydon was the coolest man in music. I think he likes janet. I remember london like that. Such a shame what they have done to it
@ianwilliams60423 ай бұрын
I agree. London is an overpriced dump now.
@jaywalker3087 Жыл бұрын
'Kin marvellous. I had the very great privilege of chatting with this heck of a human being for an hour. I'm grinning like mad just watching this. Genuine, intelligent and just like me , always pushing boundaries and questioning authority..... Best wishes to you and Nora x
@spookygoo2 жыл бұрын
He had an impish charm. Like An Irish leprechaun 😊
@RUFUSDAYGLO232 жыл бұрын
I love that he dropped in the 'They were more interested in the clothes, or the colour of me poxy hair'. .... Lyrics he was no doubt rehearsing for the soon to be PIL.
@surferdudette1914 жыл бұрын
Johnny Rotten you the real-life Mad Hatter ! :| your hair, your swag, your Disney's Mad Hatter hat ..
@eddiemperor12 жыл бұрын
Watching this footage and seeing him with that hat, makes me wonder if Beethoven had this same attitude as Rotten. Both genius!!!
@sirjellybeans1st193 жыл бұрын
John Lydon forever
@fuzzyone9914 жыл бұрын
Wow. So young and amazingly down-to-earth at the same time.
@LightWillIgniteUsAll15 жыл бұрын
Legendary. Damn awesome, he is.
@Justyyyyska15 жыл бұрын
He IS an artist!
@Noodles37UK13 жыл бұрын
I like his gormless charm here. Never knew this interview existed.
@witchever9912 жыл бұрын
You are witnessing the beginning of the indie movement .Shortly after this he created Public Image Ltd. A company, not a band. Johnny speaks of the crowd only being interested in the clothes and the colour of his hair . Musing lyrics on the edge of making history again . Ironically many so called indie band have no idea of this . Fans flock to hipster chic like flies on a carcass. The bands put up production costs and give control to industry masters. Check mate rock and roll. So occupy ?
@parker997715 жыл бұрын
GENIUS!!!!LEGEND!!! mY hERo!!!!!!!!!!!!
@xlrious112 жыл бұрын
"how do you want to get malcome off of your back?" "kill him."
@ianmangham45702 жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@PAULLONDEN6 жыл бұрын
Thisis such great footage....it shows here again what a very special charismatic character he was.......Wished he had stayed more in "rock" music though; like the absolutely stunning "Public Image" track itself , instead of all that a-tonal introverted stuff he started to put out. _____While it's all very commendable that he never sold out and all that.... he always used the Pistols' legacy as his mealticket to keep on generating interest...in his PiL ventures....
@saraenneking46523 жыл бұрын
Great interview back in the day!!! Love 💕 you
@nansenscat93152 жыл бұрын
A little fun fact about Janet Street Porter, the interviewer here. She appeared as an extra in the 1966 Antonioni film Blow Up. She's in the scene where the Yardbirds are playing in the nightclub. A quick part, where she is dancing wearing a silver overcoat and orange striped trousers. She however, did not have hair that looked like rhubarb at that time.
@johnsilva91394 ай бұрын
Thanks for that info.She must have been very young. I remember the girl dancing because she was the only one, while the rest of the audience were comatose.
@nansenscat93154 ай бұрын
@@johnsilva9139 Right! Your memory of the scene is spot on.
@CHIARA89Peixinho12 жыл бұрын
Just....wooow....what a strange and interesting person. Very smart and fascinating. Love ya, crazy Johnny :)
@tatethompson123416 жыл бұрын
She looks like Joey Ramone haha! Johnny Rotten is awsome in this interveiw
@njomahony15 жыл бұрын
wow. always wanted to see an interview from the in-between pistols / PIL era. thanks for this. big time favourited.
@bluememeitschi14 жыл бұрын
Usually he always seems bored. But here he seems amused!
@muttilo15 жыл бұрын
He was living like one at the time !
@WarzSchoolchild15 жыл бұрын
For me, it was a case of "Love the message, where are my ear-plugs?" (I was a baby-boomer) The pure energy of punk was exhilarating, because a generation of youth wanted to change things. Punk was never despondent, and change things it certainly did! Blind obsequious deference to authority, was firmly nailed into it's coffin! with a sharpened stake through it's rotten heart, but like the B movies, take care it can return from the grave. The worship of mortals with feet of clay is compulsive!
@melodyofpsalm9468 Жыл бұрын
No wonder I fell in love with Johnny!
@redbeki3 жыл бұрын
Fabulous interview ..great bit of old footage ..
@Slance1Himself15 жыл бұрын
He was an artist!
@ianmangham45702 жыл бұрын
Still is
@muttilo15 жыл бұрын
At this moment in time John IS ON AN ISLAND !!No band, deal , etc ..Fascinating time cap. in a Dickenson London that doesn't exist anymore , check out his tour of the city last yr , its posted ....
@davidwhite48742 жыл бұрын
The old Covent Garden. Scabrous and black. Lovely.
@EuGJaMMeR14 жыл бұрын
Johnny said it was pointless to make another Sex Pistols album. That surprised me. In a time like this we need someone to spill the beans behind the government's doings. I do wish there were more people like Johnny Rotten, but not too many. There's not much bands who are strong enough to not accept awards, to not be on TV, to take on anybody, etc.
@zg-mzga15 жыл бұрын
what a great guy. if you read this john, i'm coming to l.a. soon. i have the best ganja. lets do this
@veronkatko15 жыл бұрын
his--"haha" is sooo great:DD and also "Next question"- he often uses it
@missSuchashame14 жыл бұрын
ah, he was so damn cute. love the man!
@loriwhite61802 жыл бұрын
I want to walk down the street with John in his top hat. He is gorgeous inside & out and so intelligent. He has an ornery sexy little smile. A man so full of righteous passion, angst, dreams, opinions & poetry.
@herrMaria15 жыл бұрын
i want his hat. nah, screw the hat. i want john. :F
@antjord115 жыл бұрын
His butter commercials are brilliant - bringing back punk into boring everyday life !!
@drjohnpreston16 жыл бұрын
...favourited. thanks for upload. never seen this before. kudos to you mr. lydonfan.
@Vanhapjuuma11 жыл бұрын
After this it is only appropriate to watch Pink Floyd playing 'Echoes' live at Pompeii.
@Slance1Himself16 жыл бұрын
He was really good-looking too :D IF you ask me :P
@leakybean5012 жыл бұрын
I love this interview😁
@niklasthesinger13 жыл бұрын
next question!
@Slance1Himself16 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!!!
@smarieintn59552 жыл бұрын
If only you all had stayed together at least for one more album. It's like the sadness I have for Joy division just knowing how much they would have been loved if they could have come and had the right American tour and after the first had a second. When the right English men get together to make music it is magic and we do appreciate that here. I guess it's men and women when the women have the chance because I love me some New order.
@SexPistolsLuver16 жыл бұрын
AMAZING! ive never seen a better interview. fucking brilliant! i loved how he said things out of random alot. how the camera was a cheap peice of plastic and her hair looks like rubarb! XD just fantastic. thnx for the video i LOVED it!
@ebbabra14 жыл бұрын
I'm so inlove with that guy.
@AsparagusG15 жыл бұрын
Some nice honesty there.
@jamesoblivion14 жыл бұрын
@mxrty78 I think John was always honest...he always said what he felt. Just in most interviews, he was stuck in a TV studio after waiting in the green room for fuck-knows-how-long, being asked idiotic and/or patronizing questions by - let's face it - morons. Here, he's out and about, on the streets of London, and clearly in a good mood (best I've ever seen him in for an interview), being asked reasonable questions by someone he respects, and who respects him. Same honesty, different situation.