John Lydon Labels Coldplay & Radiohead “Pointless”

Rather than being known as Johnny Rotten, or a former Sex Pistol, or punk royalty, maybe John Lydon should come to be known as ‘Rent-a-quote’ from now on. It seems that the man is always ready with a barbed comment when asked a question by a journalist or reporter.

His latest saw him hating on Coldplay and Radiohead.

According to The Sun, Lydon recently commented:

“Coldplay and Radiohead bug the hell out of me because it’s so soulless. It just seems pointless. It’s nice, but it’s tosh. They don’t care about you. They care about lining their coffers. There’s nothing about heart and soul, they don’t know about people dying, living, aspiring.”

There is no indication of what Lydon was asked to elicit that response but it’s still overly harsh. Radiohead are one of the finest bands ever to come out of the U.K. and Coldplay craft songs and albums I’d much sooner listen to than I would anything by the Sex Pistols.

In essence, John Lydon needs to shut his mouth occasionally. And put a shirt on too.

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