08/23/2021 16:04
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Updated 08/23/2021 4:04 PM
Just as once, in 1950, General Juan Domingo Perón launched that maxim that "for a Peronist there is nothing better than another Peronist", to replace it in 1973 with the one that said that "for an Argentine there is nothing better than a Argentino ", in an attempt to cover up his sectarianism, Johnny Lydon could well say today that
for a Sex Pistols there is nothing worse than other Sex Pistols
.
It's just that old Johnny Rotten, who's called when he held the title of frontman for the pioneering British punk band, wouldn't be getting along one bit well with his former road mates Paul Cook and Steve Jones, former drummer and former guitarist. respectively of the formation that was completed in its beginnings with Glenn Matlock on bass.
The axis around which Lydon's confrontation with Cook and Jones revolves is the way in which the use of the group's music is licensed, which was also part of Sid Vicious, a champion of self-destruction and an emblem of English punkism.
Which is perhaps nothing more than an understatement to avoid saying that
one of the points is how the cake is divided
.
Although not only that.
Johnny Rotten does not like the way he is portrayed in Steve Jones's book, but his anger was not enough for the veto.
Photo Yui Mok / PA via AP
Birdseed, you lost
In this context, Rotten has just lost the legal battle he was leading against his former colleagues over the definition of the guidelines of a contract that establishes how the punk band of the 1970s agrees to license their music.
The decision means Jones and Cook can now make the band's music available to Danny Boyle's (
Trainspotting
)
FX adaptation
of Jones's memoir
Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pistol
, despite Lydon's veto.
According to Cook and Jones' argument, the members of the group had a 1998 agreement that decisions would be made by a "majority", but Lydon rejected it and considers that
the program shows the singer in a "hostile"
and "little way. flattering. "
The Sex Pistols, no agreement for the use of their music.
www.sexpistolsofficial.com
It is not just a question of tickets
Consequently, the singer objects to his characterization and argued that he had no idea that a show was in the works until well into the project.
And he explained that he
intended to veto the use of the band's music
that is licensed to FX for the series.
That is to say that beyond the fact that there may be a question of bills involved, something extremely understandable in light of the fact that finally
that "there is no future" was forgotten and something has to be lived
, there was also a stake at stake. a matter of prestige and ego, which apparently cannot be fixed with money alone.
But after Jones and Cook took the dispute to London High Court last month,
the judge ruled that the contract is in effect
and that the majority of the gang can override the veto of any individual member.
During the trial, it emerged that Lydon had previously vetoed the use of the band's music in the Netflix drama
The Crown
, concerned that the producers planned to "distort the story."
After learning the outcome of the dispute, Jones and Cook issued a statement in which they stated that they "welcomed the court's ruling in this case."
"It brings clarity to our decision making and
maintains the agreement of the band members
on collective decision making. It has not been a pleasant experience, but we believe it was necessary to allow ourselves to move forward and we look forward to working together in the future with better relationships." they added.
The show, whose title will be
Pistol
, was filming during the pandemic and stars Anson Boon (
1917
) as Lydon and Thomas Brodie-Sangster (
Lady's Gambit
) as the band's former manager, Malcolm McLaren.
Boyle directs while Craig Pearce (
Moulin Rouge!
) And Frank Cottrell Boyce (
Doctor Who
) have written the script.
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