John Lydon Press Conference

(17 May 2002) original story = R9339 UK: JOHN LYDON PRESS CONFERENCE - LYDON (JONNY ROTTEN) STATES TONY BLAIR "HAS FUCKED IT UP ROYALLY." LYDON PULLS OUT HIS EARS TO IMITATE TONY BLAIR. CHALLENGES THE PRESS TO CHALLENGE HIM. HAS A GO AT BILLY BRAGG, CALLS HIM AS "ASSHOLE. A PROFESSIONAL SOCIALIST, THE MIDDLE CLASSES COCO THE CLOWN." REPLIES TO JOURNALIST "YOU CHEEKY FUCKING IDIOT. I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 20 YEARS AND INVENTED MOST OF THE STUFF YOU LISTEN TO NOW." LYDON LEAVES STAGE. BACKSTAGE: LYDON'S MINDER 'RAMBO' HAS AN ALTERCATION WITH A JOURNALIST AND PUSHES HIM AWAY. LYDON SHOUTS AT JOURNALIST. LYDON HOLDS UP CAN OF BEER AND ANNOUNCES THE PRODUCT HE'S DRINKING. SCREAMS AT JOURNALISTS TO "SHUT UP!" ANOTHER JOURNALIST ASKS A QUESTION. LYDON REPLIES "YOU SOUND LIKE YOU WRITE FOR HELLO MAGAZINE. I CAN'T TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY." LYDON REFUSES TO DO A NEWS STATION IDENT TO CAMERA. R9339 R9339 n/a APTN Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/21b0a9e3a8d5913c829bfeed902d8a1a

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