John Lydon accuses his group, the Sex Pistols, of getting rich on the backs of Elizabeth II

"God save the queen, she's not a human being",

sang John Lydon, alias Johnny Rotten, with the Sex Pistols in 1977 on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee.

Forty-five years later, while the United Kingdom pays a last tribute to the monarch, the singer accuses his former group of

In a press release published on September 15 on his Twitter account, John Lydon announced that he

.

According to the 66-year-old singer's statement, the band and its managers have

during this time of national mourning

God Save The Queen

further clarifies the press release.

Stating that he never supported the British monarchy - which he described as a fascist regime in the 1977 song for which he wrote the lyrics -, John Lydon

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An accusation to which the group hastened to respond.

God Save The Queen

explains a spokesperson to the

.

In June, on the occasion of the queen's platinum jubilee, the Sex Pistols released a reissue of the scandalous title, which also rose to the top of the British charts.

But in July, a mini-series about the band directed by Danny Boyle set things on fire.

Guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook had sued the leader and singer of the group because he refused to give up the rights to their songs for the series called

.

In contrast, since the queen's passing, the Sex Pistols have not shared their song on any of their social networks and made no statement about the news as confirmed by

.

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When the monarch's death was announced, John Lydon paid tribute to the queen on his Twitter account, using the words of

, the official this time.

, he had written, adding “

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