Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten Calls President Trump a ‘Possible Friend;’ Outraged Fans Declare ‘Punk Is Dead’
President Donald Trump has an unlikely friend in former Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten.
Asked about the president in an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Monday, the punk icon said he saw similarities between himself and the president, some of whose supporters view him as an anti-establishment figure.
“One journalist once said to me, ‘Is he the political Sex Pistol?’ In a way,” said Rotten, 61, whose real name is John Lydon.
The singer admitted Trump was a “complicated fellow” but slammed the “left-wing media” for branding him a racist.
“There are many, many problems with him as...
Asked about the president in an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Monday, the punk icon said he saw similarities between himself and the president, some of whose supporters view him as an anti-establishment figure.
“One journalist once said to me, ‘Is he the political Sex Pistol?’ In a way,” said Rotten, 61, whose real name is John Lydon.
The singer admitted Trump was a “complicated fellow” but slammed the “left-wing media” for branding him a racist.
“There are many, many problems with him as...
- 27/03/2017
- par Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
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