Some people still know how to make a statement, like John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) of the Sex Pistols. In an interview he called the Police "soggy dead carcases," and of their reunion opined, "You know listening to Stink trying to squeak through 'Roxanne' one more time that's not fun." But he also had a thing or two to say about drugs.
Lydon, 51, also criticised troubled stars Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse, likening them to his former bandmate Sid Vicious, who died of an accidental heroin overdose in 1979.
He said: "Banging on about your drug habits is a bit old fart isn't it? You know you can use drugs for entertainment but you should be quiet about it.
"They obviously don't enjoy what they're doing and that's why you turn to drugs. That's what happened with Sid. It's a slow suicide and it's a cry for help because they're in mental pain."
This brings back one of my favorite memories of Johnny Rotten, when he was forced to do an anti-drug PSA for some legal infraction in the '80s. I believe the text of the ad went something like this: "
Don't do drugs. My good friend Sid Vicious died from drugs. Drugs suck." He spoke these lines while polishing or working on a car (???), and although I remember this spot clear as day, I cannot find the video or any solid references to it on Google. Can anyone tell me, did I hallucinate this?
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