Yesterday, the singer of Sex Pistols, John Lydon, rejected an attempt to have their punk rendition of God Save The Queen reach No1 during the Diamond Jubilee week.
An online campaign has been organized by fans to boost sales of the anti-royal anthem, which is set for re-release in advance of the national celebration in June.
However, Lydon, who is 56 and was previously known as Johnny Rotten, stated: “I would like to very strongly distance myself.
“I wish for no part in the circus being built up.”
He added, “I am proud of what the Sex Pistols achieved and always will be but this campaign totally undermines what the Sex Pistols stood for.
“This is not my campaign.”
Originally released in 1977, the song was timed to coincide with Her Majesty’s Silver Jubilee.
by Wallace McTavish
