Usually parents teach their kids how to live. Sid's mum taught him how to die.

@MarkFrancis-xt7ni

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@MarkFrancis-xt7ni

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps.injecting a patient with ribena instead of blood was not the best solution...

@renditioners

4 жыл бұрын

Very apt, poor did,

@bluemakem459

4 жыл бұрын

Oh fuck off, as much as we all love Johnny, its a tragedy, plain and simple fucking tragedy. As much as John loved sid hes offloading that little bit of self guilt which for the want of a better word, phrase is innocent guilt. It eats you away and only the strong survive. I know iv lived it.......

@s.a.l.1974

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, in the video of my way he shoots her in the heart

Don’t feel any guilt John, you were just a kid yourself.

@loriwishman1866

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. At that young age you don't feel you can go off. When you're older and wiser, she wouldn't have a chance. Have no regrets. He had a good friend in you.

@citizen-7xl5

3 жыл бұрын

There’s always the thoughts that you could’ve done something different

@joski9030

4 ай бұрын

He was at it as well he’s a boring old cunt

@steampunkster2023

3 ай бұрын

Yup, he's just want to explode at that time trying to react to the stupidity around him...but it's hard.

I saw an article about how John is taking care of his wife, who is suffering from dementia. Gave me a new appreciation of him.

@martintowse6812

3 жыл бұрын

Check out the performance included in this vid for the party they gave for deprived kids back in their heyday. Says a lot of good things about that band.kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4yktdSNZ828kpM.html

@Pea_Green

10 ай бұрын

. . .and has sadly now lost her. 💔

He seems really traumatized by Sid's death even to this day. Lydon seems like an erratic personality but he's really intelligent and compassionate.

@alfredo4485

Жыл бұрын

Em1996 Jonny chama Sid de idiota. Que grande amigo!

@JesseStevenTrumm3992

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure most people at some point have called their friends idiots, come on now mang

@tompowers4013

Жыл бұрын

@@alfredo4485 Fue cuando todavía lucía su personaje de Rotten, ¡¿y nunca has llamado idiotas a tus compañeros?! Sé realista y no escribas mierda.

@ThePandaAgenda

5 ай бұрын

also years of drug abuse kinda make you jumpy

Sid never stood a chance with a mother like that. Shame, kids need a sober parent not someone who just wants to be a friend. Anne didn't have his best interest at heart.

@BayviewFinch

8 жыл бұрын

+bluesugar58 Let's get drunk and talk about this in detail.

@akashg746

7 жыл бұрын

His mum gave him the heroin to kill himself after all she did she let her son kill himself . ~I think she cooked it up and injected it to ( I saw that on a documentary ) Sid Vicious was Innocent

@Zaes223

7 жыл бұрын

Between his mother and Nancy(diagnosed a schizophrenic and tried to commit suicide twice also was a junkie from an early age and a prostitute) Sid never had a fucking chance. The poor guy is a perfect example of how well meaning guys with the wrong women around them can be sabotaged.

@akashg746

7 жыл бұрын

I know we should not celebrate Nihilism But Sid (John Richie) was a tur de force. He did not have musical talent but will forever be a icon of the punk movement. Also people should never forget Darby Crash (Jan Paul Beahm) from the legendary proto-hardcore movement. Injecting heroin is never a good idea.

@Reprodestruxion

7 жыл бұрын

Akash Goodoree his version of my way was great

John Lydon seems like a very intelligent and likeable guy. The day after Sid Vicious died I went to church as many of my age group did in those days and there had been an elderly parishioner who had died in the same week. The priest peppered the mass with references to our "dear departed Sidney and all those who have died this week" to the extent that I asked him afterwards if he'd known about the death of Sid Vicious. He replied that he had, that it wasn't our place to judge the excesses of youth and fame and that he would pray for anyone he felt might need it.

@finismalorum9746

8 жыл бұрын

+Harrylechat01 God doesn't exist stop believing in fairy tales.

@Harrylechat01

8 жыл бұрын

Jäger Braun I find you quite funny. First of all for telling a complete stranger what to believe and secondly for assuming that back in 1979 I was of an age to be able to choose whether or not I went to mass. Also your self-serving "I didn't get what I wanted on the one occasion I tried means that there is no God" is a ludicrous over-simplification. Still by your name and spelling I guess English isn't your first language so that probably explains it (no sarcasm intended). Have a n ice life and when it's over you'll find out what, if anything, happens next.

@paulglancy2811

8 жыл бұрын

+Harrylechat01 Did he not also sneak Amphetamine into that jungle celebrity prog, i refuse to give it it's full title, as it's full of Tit's and Fools...Paul. Work it out.

@paulglancy2811

8 жыл бұрын

+Jäger Braun No I do not think there is a God at all. Would you, if you have one, send your Son here? Why do it back then, why not nowaday's, what a Magician he would be. Then isis would crucify him for being allegedly who he was/is?...Paul.

@Jimmy-me3fe

8 жыл бұрын

+Harrylechat01 why would the priest include Sid into his sermon though? Sid hated religion??

Sid needed unconditional love. Every child deserves this

@Babyblue689

6 ай бұрын

He had no father or stability in his life, this affects children badly.

This brought a tear to my eye when he said Sid would always be his mate and the way he refers to him as poor sid

@user-wt1pe7gk7j

2 жыл бұрын

Very, very sad. Poor Sid...

@unhooked25

2 жыл бұрын

Sid vicious's real name was John Ritchie

@user-wt1pe7gk7j

2 жыл бұрын

@@unhooked25 Yes, you are right. His name was John Simon Ritchie.

of course he holds anger at sid's mother. She basically killed him.

@bluemakem459

4 жыл бұрын

AND NANCY HAD FUCK ALL TO DO WITH IT......GET REAL..........

@neiljones9787

4 жыл бұрын

@ThatOneAsianBroChick build the boy and you wont have to mend the man

@bluemakem459

4 жыл бұрын

@ThatOneAsianBroChick How old are you......firstly HOW OLD ARE YOU.....??????????????

@bluemakem459

4 жыл бұрын

@ThatOneAsianBroChick Did he play for Dortmund or Paris saint germaine

@rickallen6378

4 жыл бұрын

No she didn't. There are many examples of people that had drug addicted mothers that turned out just fine.

John Lydon is one of the most captivating speakers i've ever seen in the flesh. Just a fantastic guy to listen to.

@modigbeowulf5482

8 жыл бұрын

A politician but without the lies.

@blackcat7216

8 жыл бұрын

well said! i love this guy

@monstergod888

8 жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as a politician without lies!

@BoudicaJ

7 жыл бұрын

No,not even in same country

@BoudicaJ

7 жыл бұрын

WTAF...?

Those final comments brought back an experience I had, around 6 yrs old. My mother always fed my friends. If we followed her to the shops we'd all get chocolate or ice cream. And my parents were poor, mum a part time school cook and dad often off work with operations on his stomach and back. Then on day I was with a friend and his mum took us to the shops. She bought him an ice cream. I remember the feeling. I felt for my mother and her generosity to my friend and how mean my friends mother was. And don't say she may have been poor....if that were the case a kind person would not have bought her son the ice cream while his friend looked on. That was a very early lesson that not everyone was like my parents and it made me love them more. It was also a life lesson for me.

@user-wt1pe7gk7j

2 жыл бұрын

Eleven : Eleven, I know the feeling. So, I can understand what it was. It was... life experience, mate. 🤝

@kindone3257

Жыл бұрын

Yes! There is nothing worse than an adult stingy to a kid.

@rickcharon1197

2 ай бұрын

the less you own, the more you share. The more you own, the less you share. Do not expect generosity from a person who has never known hunger because he cannot say how much it is torture, both physically and mentally

Serving food and deliberately leaving out one person; I can only imagine how poor Sid and John felt. Of course that episode has remained in John's memory. RIP Sid.

@TeleAndRadioArchive

Жыл бұрын

that would be off and not very nice but the way he describes it seems to be comically out of proportion, if she was doing heroin herself he expects normal manners, surely now he's an adult he can see it a bit differently, giving her son the drug is far worse and unforgivable

@desertrose1226

8 ай бұрын

I never knew she’d be posh though I thought she’d talk like someone cheap and common lol

John mentions Sid's mom giving him heroin on his 16th or 17th birthday. In a documentary apparently Sid's mom was giving him drugs at an even much younger age. He didn't have a chance, when you're a kid you look up to your parents or parent. Drugs was his bond with his mother and in his mind that's probably how he saw love from his mother, by her giving him drugs. What a fucked situation.

@danielaschwarz1971

7 жыл бұрын

I was so upset when I heard this the first time,that Sid´s mom is a JUNKIE. My lovely mom was crying when I was of heroin and I am now in January 2017 10 years now but my mom died with 46 nearly 47,she wrote on her testament(and that with 45)that she was scared that I die earlier than her....she was crying and want to took me to rehap..RIP Mum too

@Eleventhearlofmars

6 жыл бұрын

jimmy fabs are you on it as well? Your name sounds like a pseudonym for silver foil?

@juggalettelewis6472

4 жыл бұрын

What was this documentary called?

@mmm091000

4 жыл бұрын

Daniela Schwarz your English is fine well done you. Best wishes.

@daniellewatson9969

3 жыл бұрын

@@Eleventhearlofmars You are the one that sounds like an idiot. Explain how that sounds like a pseudonym for heroin. I'm not going to elaborate on my experience but knowing people who have been addicted to hammer for the most part of 30yrs I have NEVER heard of that.

'So glad this man in alive, well and still making noise!

@emmaduncan2991

8 жыл бұрын

+Madeleine Hague He may also be the best dressed grandfather on the planet.

@destinationbluewheelnut9074

8 жыл бұрын

Roc on

@ozricaurora6943

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah butter adverts. what an anarchist

@Nellynoodlebums

8 жыл бұрын

+John O'Neill The money he made was spent putting his band on tour.

@ozricaurora6943

8 жыл бұрын

Nelson Dugluss he already has money. People need to stop falling for his shit

Can feel the anger and sadness when he speaks about Sid.

I have a friend whose parents are old ravers who still want to live that life, always doing drugs around her and trying to get her to do them, and when she refuses they call her "boring", mock her appearance and interests etc. Once she walked into the room and they started doing those exaggerated fake yawns. I'm glad she became really anti drugs because of it, it could easily have gone the other way. And she always has a place at our dinner table :)

@notmyrealname9059

3 жыл бұрын

That's pretty sinister. Personally I've enjoyed a vast amount of non-alcoholic drugs over the years. My continuing irresponsibility is largely because I didn't opt to have children. To breed or not to breed.

@meganlangreck2488

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've known people who introduce alcohol and some drugs (NOT Heroin though) to their kids and use the use of it as some kind of bonding experience. It's bad enough. Good for your friend for seeing through this crap.

@denisekristen7620

3 жыл бұрын

That's so sad. Some people shouldn't have any kids pets etc if they want to live that kind of life. Wishing that friend a happy life, away from the awful parents!

@TheJayLordx

3 жыл бұрын

That's genuinely horrifying. Good on her for having the guts and the insight to stray as far away from those morons as possible.

@mogueraguh

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha they sound like the funnest parents ever!!

John is an unbelievable smart bloke, love listening to what he has to say.

@hyrulesdestiny7163

8 жыл бұрын

The most amazing guy ever to listen too. I was born 27 years after did died, buy I know so much about him, mainly from johnny. Sid was just a lovely person who never really had a great life, and as much as johnny hated him at the time, he's learned to understand him a lot more. Johnny is amazing and very intelligent.

@unaaaaaaa1934

8 жыл бұрын

+HyrulesDestiny You're 10 years old, isn't it?

@unaaaaaaa1934

8 жыл бұрын

+HyrulesDestiny How'd you find out about the Sex Pistols and Sid Vicious?

@Jencifer13

7 жыл бұрын

+asian person - how did you find out about them? Don't be an 'elitist punk'; elitist punks are just hipsters in disguise.

@whistlingwhippet

7 жыл бұрын

Sadly true.

How can you not love John Lyndon!! Smart, funny and fantastic to fans!!

@dariowestern

7 жыл бұрын

Cristina Searle The media are a bunch of arseholes for the most part.

@BonnieMagpie

6 жыл бұрын

During his pistols younger years, not the most appealing during interviews; he must have met The Queen and had a change of heart.

@VolkXue

6 жыл бұрын

Easy.. I saw him wearing American flag shorts while standing in line at some yuppie coffee shop on a beach.. Fucking poser

@garfield_asmr

6 жыл бұрын

adam tarver Seriously? That sounds hilarious.

@toaste9026

6 жыл бұрын

Thatguy WhoDoesThings he IS the media. He has played a role in the very media you speak of for many years. He collects a pay check from the very media you speak of. He himself is a product for making the media money. His message has always stunk of hypocrisy.

Sid was so easily influenced as well and wasn't mature enough to handle fame at such a young age. The fact that John is still hurt 40 years later is an example of true bromance.

John Lyndon is one of the most overlooked “super” intelligent guys in Rock & Roll (His opinion should be respected more so then a clown like Gene Simmons

@KittyKittyBangBang249

4 жыл бұрын

Gene Simmons is the ULTIMATE phoney POS poser

@Galvion1980

4 жыл бұрын

no lies detected

@heelmatthowarth

4 жыл бұрын

I’m a kiss fan and I agree with you the only reason that people don’t like kiss is because of Gene Simmons and his massive ego

@markmcallan973

3 жыл бұрын

You're right dude gene Simonds is a total dick!

@cheothegeo2742

3 жыл бұрын

Gene Simmons is an overrated sleezball businessman. That’s it.

this guy is brutally honest and deserves adoration,sid was his closest bud and he got hooked on crap,shame!!!!

@chocomanger6873

6 жыл бұрын

He flip-flops a lot though. He's very good at getting people to back up his cause. He's great at stirring people up.

@kennycfc8842

2 жыл бұрын

He couldn’t stand Sid,he’s a fuckin liar ✌️

@jansandman6983

2 жыл бұрын

he's noisy condescending narcissistic and egomaniac this guy.

Doesn't everyone wish they had a friend like Lydon? His loyalty is almost superhuman.

@letapearson2043

4 жыл бұрын

exeuroweenie This is one of the smartest comments I have ever read! Thanks! 👍

@LeshaAnn

4 жыл бұрын

exeuroweenie GOD I hope you're being sarcastic.

@zombywoof9188

4 жыл бұрын

Got one. Possibly three.

@aversivespider

Жыл бұрын

His loyalty to his wife was very touching.

@boum62

8 ай бұрын

Great shame that Mr lyndon did not have kids. He seems a man made for fatherhood which is the best compliment I can give to any man.

You can tell that he missed and really loved Sid.

What I love about John Lydon is -- it didn't turn out to be an act. He really is that annoyed, snarling, aggressive and hilarious. He is the guy on stage singing Anarchy. Even though he apparently never really cared for -- or even much about -- anarchy. Great artist.

@UNUSUALUSERNAME220

Жыл бұрын

And at this point, he has inadvertently assumed the position of legend as well! It may seem he is short tempered, but that all depends on who he is talking to. He is dedicated to the idea of exposing hypocrisy, and being honest at all times. When people say that the truth hurts, that is not a metaphor. Telling the truth is painful, because the truth forces people to look at themselves and admit, that they are not capable of dealing with the consequences that come along with being honest. He's extremely intelligent and when he realizes that the person he is talking to is not interested in truth, he becomes annoyed and scolds them for it. He is honest and intelligent. Most people can not deal with people who posses those two qualities! It forces them to look at their own shortcomings.

@shreddykreuger7783

11 ай бұрын

@@richardharrity1389 Ok Dick, and what have you done to change music, attitudes, politics and culture?

I LOVE John Lydons blunt intelligence.

@nigelcarren

5 жыл бұрын

Me too, sadly those folks and politicians who are great at 'dancing around the point' (thereby completely avoiding it) are better celebrated! Best wishes to you... here are a couple of virtual beers 🍻

@MrBigheads08

4 жыл бұрын

i think "sharp" would have been more apt.

"she cooked devilied kidneys for Sidney vicious" 😂 😂 😂

@imreallydead.23

5 жыл бұрын

1 year later and I’m still laughing 😂😂😂

@josheipoo8250

4 жыл бұрын

imreallydead. How about now

@Michael_Chandler_Keaton

3 жыл бұрын

How about now?

What an intelligent man. I have enormous respect for him.

What’s good about John is he appreciates what he has in his life and what other people don’t.

Tears in his eyes. He really means it👍

The more I hear John Lydon, the more respect I have for him. He's brutally honest.

This actually made me cry like how cruel can you be

It breaks my heart to see this. John was just a kid himself, he didn't know any better. He's said before he blames himself and he really shouldn't

He does an awesome Sid Vicious impression 😂👍

Love him, hate him, or ignore him, the man always spit it out just as it is.

His mother was no mother she was bad news and an enabler . John is spot on here .

I've always loved Johnny Rotten(Lydon), and I always will. People who are honest and straight shooters are rare, and precious.

I love this guy. He is a legend. A proper human being

@REVOLREVOL

2 жыл бұрын

trump supporter

I dont think there is a more brutally honest person on Earth, than John Lydon!

Think about all the adults who hated John back in 1970s and thought he was trash. The man is mountain. The way he talks about Sid is like a Greek tragedy. And another thing while I’m on my soap box, John gives a damn about the poor and working class which is a hell of a lot more than those pompous adults back in the 70s. Cheers John. Glad you never went to Eton.

@Miriboheme

Жыл бұрын

well said, jack.

@Pea_Green

10 ай бұрын

Thinking on it in August 2023 and the losses he has suffered, especially after caring for and losing his wife, my heart bleeds for him because he feels things so deeply. Bless him. He is a good good man.

@danw1374

9 ай бұрын

Your real friends will always be honest and tell you when you need to 'Sort your fking life out'

I just love John Lydon for his steeley-eyed perception, amazing, natural intellect and his fearlessness in speaking the truth. He is of the top class of human beings.

you cant help like john he speaks his mind

This is so true when he speaks about the sharing of food in a social situation and a parent leaving a child's friends out of a meal is a dreadful thing to do. I find it the most insulting thing to do to any age. Don't serve food if it means others are left out so rude. I am of the age group that was around when his music was out there, sorry I wasn't a fan but I am now of his talks.

@nathanbruce1992

4 жыл бұрын

Could be they couldnt afford to pay for the friends tbh

@bobsoldrecords1503

4 жыл бұрын

Lydon comes from a big Irish family. With Sid, it was just him and his mum really

@rubyredall2145

3 жыл бұрын

I ve never been in a situation where my parents wouldn t offer my friend food, but l would have just shared my plate. Mind you, Sid looked half starved, Lydon well fed!

@danielafoslin2799

3 жыл бұрын

Back in the day an ex bf’s friend cooked brats for everyone except me and made a point of it. The fact that I still remember it now more than a decade later indicates what an absolute twat you have to be to do something so cruel. Even if you don’t like someone, don’t make an ass of yourself. 🤡

Absolutely love John Lydon. What an authentic man!

You can't blame yourself, mate... You did the right things, by being there for him and showing him true friendship & love.

Poor Sid, he was only 21, a kid... 😭

@danielaschwarz1971

7 жыл бұрын

That is true,he hadn´t a good live and 21 is too young....a kid of heroin and he hadn´t a chance at all.His mom was of heroin and his father left his family when Sid was just 2 years old....and Christopher Beverly died on cancer...then he met Nancy and was totally of heroin,,,,I could cry because Sid was a nice person and she destroyed him like his mom.Sorry for this english;-)

@alisaforesthillsvictoria1129

5 жыл бұрын

Too young to die so so sorry

@POB-rocker

4 жыл бұрын

He was also a murderer

@POB-rocker

4 жыл бұрын

@inside outside upside downside Nancy Spungen

@Lucasrainford

4 жыл бұрын

@@POB-rocker read up some dude

Jesus, Sid would have had to go to a *good* psychologist for years to even hope for a normal life.

@root6683

8 жыл бұрын

a psychologist would haveput him in jail or some mental institute because he was dangerous . or he would fuck him up ever more because all psychologists are liars deceivers .

@codymeneke

7 жыл бұрын

he mightve just ended up in prison anyways for Nancy's murder

@TruNordics14

7 жыл бұрын

Peter F In actuality there are people whom with the help of psychologists recover from being self destructive maniacs.

@root6683

7 жыл бұрын

+TruNordics14 yes, but this would not have been the case .

@Driessens_Peter

7 жыл бұрын

he was a normal boy in his puberty, showing a little bit off. it's a shame he died so young. because people can change on therselves when getting older, with no help from shrinks

I always felt a bit uneasy watching John Lydon on TV when I was a kid lol. But as an adult, I see that the guy seems very upfront, intelligent and has integrity. He was one of the few who had the guts to attempt to expose Jimmy Savile for God's sake!

@nadyarossi5102

Жыл бұрын

YES!

@lewstone5430

8 ай бұрын

It’s his schtick.

Sidney had no chance it's amazing he made it to 21

@sitluxetluxfuit4481

3 ай бұрын

His name was John Simon Richie. Not Sidney or Sid for that matter, great way of getting your opinion across "had no chance" every second comment has said that

John is bloody right about this. I can speak from personal experience on this one - when your parent introduces you (and keeps _supplying you_) with drugs, it's really, _really_ difficult to try and push yourself away from it. It sets up a connection with the drug where you feel comforted by it, and pretty soon it gets to be that you rely on it to shield yourself from life in general. If you're a parent and you give your kids that shit, you should be ashamed because you're robbing your child of a normal life.

@HULLGRAFFITI

4 жыл бұрын

but if the drugs are free whats the problem ?

@maxmillman9477

2 жыл бұрын

I went through this, AND had an injury caused by an unprovoked attack, which predisposed me to using to deal with the pain, at age 15! I was even told the drug I was taking wasn't addictive... how was I to know any better!?

@hey_james

2 жыл бұрын

I think this concept is so foreign to most people here, that a parent could do such horrible things to a child for those mostly raised in middle class families with privileged backgrounds. Not to say this type of abuse is uniquely systemic to poorer areas, but it is certainly more common place. I grew up in such an area were these things happened, its real, and there are far too many kids being subjected to this type of life and not enough support provided to help them.

@101Volts

Жыл бұрын

@@HULLGRAFFITI Don't believe the _florist_ when he tells you that the _roses_ are "free..."

love lydon...and that has always been the truth: Nancy didn't introduce sid to the drug scene, he had that much at home. he had a rough upbringing.

@brianamariiee6481

7 жыл бұрын

yeah, Nancy may have been another person to encourage it but everyone makes it seem like its all her fault

@Jencifer13

7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I scrolled down a bit --- I always questioned the wholesale vilification of Nancy. After reading Deborah Spungen's (Nancy's mum) memoir, I had a whole different view of Nancy. She most certainly did not introduce him to heroin. Their story is so sad, but Nancy has been portrayed as the reason Sid died and often nothing more is said about it. What people need to remember is that the truth is Sid was responsible for Nancy's death and his own. No one will ever know exactly what happened between them that night (Nancy's mum has an interesting take on it, one that I agree with), so anyone who claims to know the 'truth' is speculating, just like the rest of us.

@zoevtapas

7 жыл бұрын

I read Deborah's book in high school,along with lydon's book at the time. tragic.John couldn't have done a thing. sid was long lost before Nancy.

@watchmanschannelofdespair

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I myself had been guilty of that I must admit, I was ignorant back then, the film Sid & Nancy didn't help my opinion of her at the time. Both had sad lives, they died too young and died as junkies.

@zoevtapas

7 жыл бұрын

Victor Castro definitely. The new movie on her death is interesting...but no real evidence about her death etc. We'll probably never know what really happened.

I’m 73,,and I really respect and admire John Lydon good on yer fella your a straight guy,,All the way from Somerset UK,✊✊✊👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧

@sirandrelefaedelinoge

5 жыл бұрын

@ David Boulton - Somerset, eh...? Are you another butter salesman...? 😜

You can see genuine hurt and love for his friend in this clip

Rewatching just to see that someone in the world can recognize when another is f'd because of a narcissistic ungenerous horrible parent. Thanks, John. Most of the time people just point out our flaws not knowing what abuse we're dealing with in private.

Back in the day as "Johnny Rotten" I really disliked him, but nowadays, the more I get to know him, the more sympathetic I feel towards him!

I loved this interview, when john said in my house everybody got something nobody was left out, just like I'm my mum and dad if we brought someone home at meal time it was a bit off everyone's plate to make up an extra one

I was fortunate to be at this Q and A. John was generous with his time. Initially the organisers said there would be a draw for signed copies of John's book. However he had signed all 300 before the event so we all got one. Said to me a lot about the man and it's sad to hear all the disagreements the band members are now having.

Sid never had a chance with a mother that is or was a junkie. It is just unimagineable.

My mother was the same way as Sid's. And I learned an knew the difference between right and wrong, as I believe that we are all born with a sense of knowing. And when I had my son, I knew that my life had to change in order for his to be better. I explained to my son that I could be his friend but that I had to be his mother first. He grew up knowing that he could talk with me about anything but he also knew that drug use wasn't acceptable. I raised him to know that anyone that offered him drugs didn't care about his physical well-being to start with and didn't deserve to be apart of his life. I'm still in treatment (methadone) and probably will be for a long time. I'm present in my child's life and will continue to be, as nothing will ever come before him, on this earth. I have had to deal with my past life for a long time and will continue to until I get better but when you have a child it's not about you anymore. It's about them and raising them to be happy, decent, well rounded people. You don't get to live through them, that's disturbing on so many different levels to me.

@Pea_Green

10 ай бұрын

Kudos to you, Glenda.

Johnny rotten is one incredible man he is so genuine in his emotions and a great character

Sometimes I just want to hug Johnny Lyndon! Thank God he is still with us.

@Pea_Green

10 ай бұрын

Same here. If I saw him anywhere he would get a huge hug from me.

@littleogeechee223

8 ай бұрын

Oh, God! Was just going to say the very same thing.I siukd just hug him, too, for his truth about Jimmy Savile

This is a wonderful speech. John speaks clearly, honestly and fairly. This does not mean that everything is acceptable, even if I completely agree with what he said, but his speech is direct, clear, it does not lend itself to misunderstandings or interpretations and this is a great quality. In the time of politicians who talk on social networks, younger kids should listen to John at least an hour a day.

Oh without question, you win the lottery when you’re born into a family with loving, caring parents. We were piss pot poor, don’t know it at the time, my Mum could make a 3 course meal out of fuck all, not just for us, but anyone we brought home with us. John is right, as always.

I like this guy. Honest, brutally honest and he does have moral compass. 👍

I never used to get J L, but I do now. Good straight talking man who cares about children. Poor Sid, he didn't stand a chance with a so called mother like that, It's so damaging. Well said John 👍🇬🇧

My mom and step dad were needle users, and my step dad got me started too by time i was 16, Mom pretended she didn't know until she ran out of dope then she would be begging for a me to split a shot with her. I really relate to the story of Sid and Nancy, also Kurt and Courtney, just for the single fact that they were all addicts... Its like some weird soul tie, like i look at them and see apart of myself... The needle is defining.

@marsimus13

6 жыл бұрын

Mary Magdalene i hope you're doing better now, you truly deserve it.

@TheBinweevilsrocks10

6 жыл бұрын

Mary Magdalene ii

@chocomanger6873

6 жыл бұрын

So, what happened? Are you straight now? Do you still dabble?

@venusiinfurs

6 жыл бұрын

I absolutely understand.

@MarkSkids

5 жыл бұрын

r/thathappened

And this is why I just love Johnny... He's the real deal. Genuinely a wonderful human being who just doesn't tolerate fools very well. Then again, why should he?

Poor bloke never stood a chance with a mum like that. If someone gave Sid a bit of love and nurturing like a proper parent should have he might still be alive

Johnny rotten is a perfect example of don’t judge a person on their looks because he’s very well spoken and you can tell he has a good heart

So glad John’s still around to set straight. The loss of Sid and how it unfolded was a tragedy.

Can't imagine having a mother who did that. It's surprising to me Sid lasted as long as he did.

Johnny Rotten" is one of the most honest people I've ever heard- used to have a show on MTV- they fired him because he broke through the bullshit- best show ever!

John just tells it like it is.. A realist..such a rare feat these days..

Little stories like the lack of generosity of Sid's mum in giving food to his mates and his acute shame at this can be so much more revealing in understanding a character like Vicious than a million leather jackets or spiky hairstyles. Those seemingly insignificant things can have enormous repercussions on the personality in later life. Lydon should be teaching kids in school about life not those syllabus automatons who we call teachers or is it educators now?

@rottenwishes575

5 жыл бұрын

Ken Mills This. My husband grew up with a mother like that, and it leaves permanent scars.

@Kaiserbill99

5 жыл бұрын

Not the role of teachers but the role of parents.

@johnlynn9388

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed it’s interesting with some celebrities and people in general how their childhoods have a big influence on their character. The best other famous example I can think of is Courtney Love who’s dad fed her acid when she was a kid and then her parents basically abandoned her.

@morgankelly9725

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kaiserbill99 Thank you. My sister is a schoolteacher and it is a tough job that doesn't pay well.

@MrAllallalla

4 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna be taking care of children in preschool when I'm done with my education. I'm here, I'm listening and I've had a rough childhood. Not this level of rough but bad enough. And I'm sure as hell looking for signs of child neglect and abuse and for these kids I'll do everything in my power to change their life in school and at home for the better and I'll give every kid in my group a safe, loving, reliable environment.

You know you're doomed when it's your mom the person who drives you to drugs

What great man he talks the truth so down to earth

I could listen to John speak about anything for hours

johnny is the definition of sincerity

Mr. Lydon really comes off well here. Articulate, thoughtful and unapologetic. I have underestimated the man.

This man never ceases to impress me, even after 40+ years.

He had a life extremely similar to mine, except i got Oxi for my 16th, and my dad was exactly like that emotionally....but I didnt end up like him. 27, 2 kids, been on methadone for 6 years, and working 2 jobs, wish he would've been able to get the right help.

@PinkCircleO8

6 ай бұрын

I bet your kids are proud/will be be proud when old enough to understand of you for getting on the right path.

this guy is so deep . . . people may think of him as just a "punk artist" but he took me through a whole thought channel & addressed things on so many different levels

John’s intelligence is off the scale at times, I can’t stop listening to him and it scares me how switched on he is. I feel like I have something to learn from this man.

I've read some of John Lydon's books, and the man is extremely intelligent. He doesn't get even half the credit he deserves!

What a fucking legend I love that man

Sid was doomed from the day he entered the world. We all are but his journey was a lot shorter than most of us. It's a reflection of the poor sods charisma that he can instil so much emotion after all these years. It certainly wasn't his musical prowess.

Christ, sounds like my mother. Could listen to Lydon speak all day, man's full of insight.

Love this honesty. Very rare..

One of the most emotional intelligent people I know of

Mrs Vicious sounds like a right piece of work!

He may not be perfect, but he's wise and when it comes to the crunch, knows the difference between right and wrong! Good on you John!!

John Lydon you are the best! You're a good person with a kind caring warm heart❤️‍🔥who wanted nothing but the best for Sid. RIP Sid we all love you re p

RIP Sid wish you could still be here mate

He should be Prime Minister .

@Hazmatchris13

6 жыл бұрын

Guys....it's just a comment. Don't take it so seriously....

@paulthomson9709

4 жыл бұрын

An honest person who speaks the truth can never be a successful politician.

This guy unlike Sid, had loving parents. Poor Sid, my heart breaks for the kid.

I keep coming back to watch this bit regularly and it never fails to give me goosebumps

Wow! This made me cry.

Completely agree. When I read about Sid Vicious, I thought it was so, so sad. His mother was appalling. She didn't try to help him at all.

Beverly was relentless and gave Sid his fatal dose

@desertrose1226

5 жыл бұрын

belia1313 I use to be friends with a horrible nasty bitch like this she treated her son like shit.

It always go back to the childhood.

What a man! He speaks words others can only dare to think. Respect.