Johnny Rotten Threatens Fan During Sex Pistols Set - A Top Story This Week
11/03/07
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(antiMusic) Times sure have changed. Back in the day it was customary for audience members to spit on punk bands while they performed but the frontman for the Sex Pistol will not silently be an onstage target! While he wasn't spit on, someone did toss an overpriced drink at him and scored a bullseye with Johnny Rotten's face, sending the singer into a tizzy.
The band were playing to 500 fans at a warm-up show at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. According to Reuters, a 21-year-old who snuck into the show decided it might be fan to play drink tag with Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon a.k.a. Johnny Rotten. After being hit, Rotten dripping with anger, threatened to kill the "coward" responsible if he caught him. There are no indications he caught him but a Reuters reporter caught up to the tosser for a comment. The LA gig was booked for the band to get their chops together before they kick off their U.K. reunion tour and according to Reuters they needed the practice as Rotten forgot the lyrics to the show opener "Holidays in the Sun" and later improvised lyrics during "Stepping Stone" to include the line "Paris Hilton, kiss my arse." Forgotten lyrics aside, the band was reportedly plagued by sound problems and heat. Read the Reuters report for - more
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