{"id":14557,"date":"2026-07-23T11:38:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14557"},"modified":"2026-07-23T11:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:38:30","slug":"john-lydon-says-chance-of-reuniting-with-sex-pistols-is-minus-infinities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14557","title":{"rendered":"John Lydon Says Chance of Reuniting with Sex Pistols Is &#8220;Minus Infinities&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1613197\" data-title=\"John Lydon Says Chance of Reuniting with Sex Pistols Is \u201cMinus Infinities\u201d\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/john-lydon-chance-sex-pistols-reunion-minus-infinities\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/john-lydon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Lydon<\/a> (aka Johnny Rotten) says the chance of him reuniting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/sex-pistols\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sex Pistols<\/a> is less than zero, or more specifically \u201cminus infinities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The punk icon, who continues to tour and record with his band Public Image Ltd, discussed his relationship with his former Sex Pistols bandmates in a new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/public-image-ltd-sex-pistols-john-lydon-interview-1235585098\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>, saying he hasn\u2019t forgiven them for engaging in a legal battle with him over the use of the band\u2019s music in the FX miniseries <em>Pistol<\/em> while his wife Nora Forster battled and eventually succumbed to Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=pil%2Alydon-pistols-button&amp;subId2=&amp;subId3=&amp;sharedid=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fpublic-image-ltd-tickets%2Fperformer%2F22082\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get Public Image Ltd Tickets Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll never forgive them for the way that they piled that court case on me while my wife was dying of Alzheimer\u2019s,\u201d said Lydon. \u201cIt was a most unfortunate act on their part, and then using Disney to strip-mine me [for FX\u2019s Pistol]\u2026. If I didn\u2019t raise, say, $10 million after the first week, the case couldn\u2019t go on. That\u2019s money I could have spent taking care of my lovely Nora. They knew she was ill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>Asked to give a number between zero and 100 as to how likely he\u2019d ever perform with the Sex Pistols again, Lydon responded, \u201cIt\u2019s in the minus infinities. The dirt that they unloaded on me in a time where I was in real serious grief\u2026 No, I cannot forget about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lydon went on to say that his former bandmates never reached out to him while Forster was ill, adding, \u201cThere was no respect. And to try to put together what I call a mockumentary about the Pistols, and for three years, deliberately not tell me a word, not share any of this with me, and not consider that I might have an opinion on this and then to force that into the law courts, that was really, really untasteful. So no, I don\u2019t hang out with low-renters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While he won\u2019t be reuniting with the Sex Pistols anytime soon, or ever, Lydon will hit the road with Public Image Ltd for a North American tour launching in early September (<a style=\"display: inline !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=pil&amp;subId2=lydon-pistols&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fpublic-image-ltd-tickets%2Fperformer%2F22082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pick up tickets here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Sex Pistols, meanwhile, have been playing shows with singer Frank Carter fronting the band over the past few years. The revamped lineup, which also features original members Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and Glen Matlock, will kick off a North American tour in September, including appearances at Riot Fest and CBGB Fest. 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