John Lydon
British punk rock singer
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| 2023 | Lydon released the album 'End of World.' |
| 2023 | In 2023, John Lydon and Public Image Ltd submitted a song titled 'Hawaii' to compete for representation of Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest, which was a love song dedicated to his wife, but the band did not advance past the qualifying rounds. |
| 2023 | He released the single 'Hawaii.' |
| April 2023 | John Lydon's wife, Nora Forster, passed away due to complications from Alzheimer's disease after their 44-year marriage. |
| 2022 | Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, John Lydon paid tribute to her on Twitter and voiced his disapproval of any commercial exploitation of The Sex Pistols' music in relation to the Queen's passing. |
| 2022 | John Lydon was portrayed by Anson Boon in the FX biographical drama miniseries 'Pistol,' directed by Craig Pearce and Danny Boyle. |
| 2022 | In an op-ed published in 2022, Lydon criticized anarchy as a terrible idea and expressed disbelief at the existence of corporate-funded anarchist websites. |
| 2022 | During the Conservative Party leadership election, Lydon endorsed Jacob Rees-Mogg as the next U.K. prime minister, appreciating his World War Two respect and 'put Britain first' attitude. |
| June 2022 | In June 2022, during an opinion column for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, Lydon revealed that he had softened his views on royalty and expressed no resentment towards the royal family, ending the piece with the phrase 'God save the Queen'. |
| 2021 | In 2021, John Lydon competed in season six of The Masked Singer as the wild card contestant 'Jester', but was eliminated alongside Natasha Bedingfield, who performed as 'Pepper'. |
| 2021 | In an interview with the Yorkshire Post, Lydon expressed his discontent with contemporary British politics and described former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as a 'racist, prejudiced bastard'. |
| 2020 | Lydon reiterated his personal support for Brexit advocate Nigel Farage during another interview on Good Morning Britain. |
| 2020 | John Lydon published 'I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right', which had a limited print run of 10,000 copies available by mail order only. |
| November 2020 | In an interview on Good Morning Britain, Lydon confirmed that he had voted for Trump in the presidential election and criticized Trump's opponents, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, as 'champagne socialists.' |
| October 2020 | In an appearance on the BBC's Newsday programme, Lydon confirmed his support for Donald Trump, stating, 'Yes, of course, I'm voting for Trump.' |
| June 2020 | Lydon announced that he had become the full-time carer for his wife, Nora Forster, as her Alzheimer's condition worsened. |
| 2018 | Lydon revealed that his wife, Nora Forster, was in the mid-stages of Alzheimer's disease. |
| 2018 | John Lydon voiced the character Meat Sweats/Rupert Swaggart in the series 'Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' from 2018 to 2020. |
| 2018 | Lydon was photographed wearing a shirt featuring Trump's campaign slogan, 'Make America Great Again'. |
| 2017 | A compilation of John Lydon's lyrics titled Mr. Rotten's Songbook was published, featuring the lyrics to every song he wrote during his career, along with original sketches and cartoons. |
| March 2017 | During an interview on Good Morning Britain, Lydon described Donald Trump as a 'complicated fellow' who 'terrifies politicians' while discussing the political landscape. |
| March 2017 | In an interview on Good Morning Britain, Lydon announced that he had changed his mind and now supported Brexit, aligning himself with the working-class sentiment. |
| June 2016 | Lydon publicly supported the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union during the referendum, stating that being outside of the EU would be 'insane and suicidal'. |
| 2015 | He released the album 'What the World Needs Now...'. |
| 2015 | There was a revival of the movement to have Lydon knighted for his achievements with the Sex Pistols. |
| 2015 | Lydon released the single 'Double Trouble.' |
| 2014 | John Lydon published 'Anger Is an Energy: My Life Uncensored' with Simon & Schuster. |
| 2014 | John Lydon expressed his strong support for the National Health Service (NHS) and education, stating that he does not mind paying tax for these services, influenced by his own experiences with the NHS after receiving treatment for meningitis at the age of 7. |
| 2014 | Publicly expressed strong support for national health and education, stating he is willing to pay taxes to maintain high-quality public services. |
| October 2014 | John Lydon clarified his earlier comments about Jimmy Savile, stating that when he said he wanted to 'kill' Savile, he meant locking him up to prevent him from assaulting young children. He expressed disgust at the media's prior ignorance of Savile's actions. |
| June 2014 | John Lydon was set to play the role of King Herod in the North American arena tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar from 9 June to 17 August, but the tour was cancelled on 31 May due to poor advance ticket sales. |
| 2013 | John Lydon became an American citizen, adding to his British and Irish citizenships, influenced by the Obama presidency. |
| 2013 | John Lydon co-authored the book 'Punk: Chaos to Couture' with Andrew Bolton, published by Yale University Press. |
| 2013 | The complete interview from 1978, where John Lydon discussed Jimmy Savile, was included as a bonus track on a rerelease of 'Public Image: First Issue' after Savile's death. |
| April 2013 | During an April 2013 tour of Australia, John Lydon participated in a televised interview on The Project which led to significant controversy, resulting in him being labelled 'a flat out, sexist, misogynist pig' by one of the panellists. |
| 2012 | Lydon released the single 'One Drop.' |
| 2012 | In a 2012 interview, Lydon stated that he does not identify as an anarchist, despite his past work with the Sex Pistols, and expressed his disdain for the concept of anarchy. |
| 2012 | John Lydon appeared as himself in the documentary 'Beware of Mr. Baker'. |
| 2012 | John Lydon released the album 'This is PiL.' |
| 2012 | He released the single 'Out of the Woods' / 'Reggie Song.' |
| 2012 | Lydon gave an interview where he explicitly stated he was not an anarchist, despite writing 'Anarchy in the U.K.', describing anarchism as 'mind games for the middle class'. |
| July 5 2012 | During an appearance on BBC's Question Time, John Lydon questioned the effectiveness of a parliamentary inquiry into the banking industry, highlighting connections between both political parties and Wall Street. |
| 2010 | Lydon and Nora Forster became guardians of Ari Up's third child following Up's death from breast cancer at age 48. |
| 2010 | John Lydon released 'Mr. Rotten's Scrapbook' with a limited print run of 750 copies available by mail order only. |
| August 2010 | In August 2010, John Lydon performed with Public Image Ltd in Tel Aviv, Israel, amidst protests and controversy regarding his comments on the situation in the region. |
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