When Sex Pistols finally disbanded amid controversy, acrimony, and lawsuits,
front man John Lydon – the real name of Pistols’ vocalist Johnny Rotten – formed
post-punk and avant-garde rock project Public Image Ltd (PiL) in 1978. The
group’s line-up was never stable, but the band’s early line-up included
guitarist Keith Levene and bassist Jah Wobble (real name: John Wardle). PiL’s
repertoire mixed punk, dub, reggae, and industrial noise and made them one of
music's most groundbreaking and influential forces. John Lydon was as
uncompromising and antagonistic as ever on debut album ...