The UK rap duo Bob Vylan courted controversy once they led the viewers in a “death to the IDF” chant at Glastonbury this previous summer time, an motion that punk legend John Lydon believes was “quite unhappy and pointless.”
The chants of “dying, dying to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]” and “free, free Palestine” led to a recently 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 Times, Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) was requested about his ideas on Bob Vylan’s chant, responding, “[It’s] unhappy and pointless. That’s simply using 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 observe their very own recommendation [as per their band name].”
For context, the previous Intercourse Pistol beforehand advised Good Morning Britain about Kneecap, “If you happen to’re advocating the dying of one other human being, then you haven’t any trigger in anyway. 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. Apart from that, perhaps they want a bloody good kneecapping!”
Lydon, who used to sing about anarchy again in his Intercourse Pistols days, has leaned proper politically in recent times, even throwing his support 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 presently within the midst of a winter UK tour, then will hit South American in April, earlier than launching a European jaunt in Might.
