Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon has made another statement regarding the death of Queen Elizabeth II, this time targeting his former bandmates for allegedly cashing in on the monarch's death via the 1977 hit "God Save the Queen."
A statement on Lydon's official website reads, "John Lydon wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabeth II's death. The musicians in the band and their management have approved a number of requests against John's wishes on the basis of the majority court-ruling agreement."
The statement clarifies that Lydon "has never supported the monarchy" — contrary to what one might have assumed from his positive tribute to the Queen last week — but he finds any promotion of "God Save the Queen" to be "tasteless and disrespectful" to the royals.
It's not clear what he's referring to, since the Sex Pistols haven't made any statements about the Queen's death, nor have they publicly promoted "God Save the Queen" in any apparent way. Based on his statement, they may have privately approved some licensing requests made since Elizabeth II's death.
Lydon and his former Sex Pistols bandmates have been publicly feuding for some time, as Lydon opposed the recent biographical series Pistol.
Read Lydon's full statement below:
John Lydon wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabeth II's death. The musicians in the band and their management have approved a number of requests against John's wishes on the basis of the majority court-ruling agreement.
In John's view, the timing for endorsing any Sex Pistols requests for commercial gain in connection with 'God Save The Queen' in particular is tasteless and disrespectful to the Queen and her family at this moment in time.
John wrote the lyrics to this historical song, and while he has never supported the monarchy, he feels that the family deserves some respect in this difficult time, as would be expected for any other person or family when someone close to them has died.
A statement on Lydon's official website reads, "John Lydon wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabeth II's death. The musicians in the band and their management have approved a number of requests against John's wishes on the basis of the majority court-ruling agreement."
The statement clarifies that Lydon "has never supported the monarchy" — contrary to what one might have assumed from his positive tribute to the Queen last week — but he finds any promotion of "God Save the Queen" to be "tasteless and disrespectful" to the royals.
It's not clear what he's referring to, since the Sex Pistols haven't made any statements about the Queen's death, nor have they publicly promoted "God Save the Queen" in any apparent way. Based on his statement, they may have privately approved some licensing requests made since Elizabeth II's death.
Lydon and his former Sex Pistols bandmates have been publicly feuding for some time, as Lydon opposed the recent biographical series Pistol.
Read Lydon's full statement below:
John Lydon wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabeth II's death. The musicians in the band and their management have approved a number of requests against John's wishes on the basis of the majority court-ruling agreement.
In John's view, the timing for endorsing any Sex Pistols requests for commercial gain in connection with 'God Save The Queen' in particular is tasteless and disrespectful to the Queen and her family at this moment in time.
John wrote the lyrics to this historical song, and while he has never supported the monarchy, he feels that the family deserves some respect in this difficult time, as would be expected for any other person or family when someone close to them has died.
