The UK rap duo Bob Vylan courted controversy once they led the viewers in a “loss of life to the IDF” chant at Glastonbury this previous summer season, an motion that punk legend John Lydon believes was “fairly unhappy and pointless.”
The chants of “loss of life, loss of life to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]” and “free, free Palestine” led to a lately concluded police investigation into Bob Vylan, in addition to the duo’s visas being revoked by the Trump administration, stopping them from performing in america.
In a brand new interview with The Occasions, Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) was requested about his ideas on Bob Vylan’s chant, responding, “[It’s] unhappy and pointless. That’s simply driving on the present wave of leftism, the place you don’t need to suppose anymore. You simply react with the herd. Moo!”
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Lydon was additionally requested about Kneecap, whom he beforehand criticized for having a pro-Palestine, anti-Israel stance just like Bob Vylan. He replied, “They need to comply with their very own recommendation [as per their band name].”
For context, the previous Intercourse Pistol beforehand instructed Good Morning Britain about Kneecap, “In case you’re advocating the loss of life of one other human being, then you don’t have any trigger in any respect. You’re my enemy from right here on in for the remainder of your mediocre existence. You shouldn’t be speaking like that, you shouldn’t be making enemies of your fellow human beings. Aside from that, possibly they want a bloody good kneecapping!”
Lydon, who used to sing about anarchy again in his Intercourse Pistols days, has leaned proper politically lately, even throwing his help behind Donald Trump main into the 2020 election.
Whereas Lydon’s ex-bandmates are touring because the Intercourse Pistols That includes Frank Carter, the singer continues to entrance his different longtime band, Public Picture Ltd. Lydon and PiL are at the moment within the midst of a winter UK tour, then will hit South American in April, earlier than launching a European jaunt in Might.
