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The Official Xbox 360 Magazine was kind enough to send over this hilarious clip from a video of a UK Guitar Hero III launch party gone terribly wrong.

Johnny Rotten, singer for the Sex Pistols, was paid to help promote the game at Activision's launch party event, but he started off by bashing the game instead. "It's rubbish, I hate the whole thing."

The surly rocker continues to insult the product he's paid to promote by saying "What I like is it weren't teaching you how to be a rock star, it was teaching you how not to be a rock star..."

Sadly, that's about all he said about Guitar Hero III, and the rest of the time on stage was spent ranting about everything but the music game. He finally rounds things out as the worst celebrity guest promoter ever by shouting "I AM ENGLAND" into a crowd of game journos that had to be looking at their watches and heading toward the door by then. 

Kudos to OXM's for the inclusion of a "swear counter" in the video, which hits nearly one-hundred by the end of the clip. 


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Tricoden's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 10:13
Tricoden
...Wait. Did he say he loved it, then bashed it? Or did I miss something?
DryvBy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 10:14
DryvBy
Well, he makes a point. Not about anything he was talking about but the point of we should keep mary jane banned. If he's England, then let me go on record as England sucks and so does his one hit.
atheistium's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 10:21
atheistium
Johnny Rotten is a fucking idiot. Flame me as much as you want. He is not England. If was was so 'England' he'd still be fucking living here.
Swifty64's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 10:28
Swifty64
I agree with atheistium, he is a fucking idiot
Pedro Blandino's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 10:35
Pedro Blandino
greatest line ever said.
"I AM ENGLAND"
lowercaseluke's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 10:45
lowercaseluke
Spit on them Lydon, you know you want to.
covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 10:49
covah
hahahah

meanwhile in the bonus video in the game he practically sucks the game's dick.
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 10:50
galagabug
what did you expect? i was shocked as shit that he even put his music in the game let alone re-recoreded.

i think lydon's lost his edge. i think he needed the check, and took it with a smile. this is either publicity, douchebaggery, or a desperate attempt to still come off as punk after clearly selling out.
GrayFox's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 10:52
GrayFox
DryvBy:

You think 'mary jane' caused that?
GrayFox's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 10:55
GrayFox
DryvBy:

You think 'mary jane' caused that?
GrayFox's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 10:58
GrayFox
Goddammit.
TheExit's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 10:59
TheExit
Doesn't he say he took it home, and loved it, and the kids loved it? Or did I miss something. I didn't here him say its rubbish, unless thats in the full vid.
Variable Gear's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:03
Variable Gear
I'm with atheistium and Swifty64 Johnny Rotten is a fucking idiot.

Not only that, he is a washed-up fucking idiot.

Also, he is a country.

I think...
Robert's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:07
Robert
Crap, I didn't even watch the video but now that crappy song is going to be stuck in my head...
bloodylip's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:07
bloodylip
I agree with Variable Gear in agreeing with atheistium and Swifty64. Johnny Rotten is an idiot and the Sex Pistols sucked.
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:12
Tubatic
This article is like saying water is still wet.

Its Johnny bloody Rotten (pardon my english). It'd have been shocking if he *didn't* do something like that.
Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:18
Y0j1mb0
Personally I thought it was HILARIOUS..would of loved to see the camera pan to the Rep that introduced him. THAT would of being funnier. As for selling out well of course he did..he's just making it more obvious then any other artist out there, that's all.
Poopface Morty's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:22
Poopface Morty
Too bad for Rotten that the Sex Pistols are horrible. Maybe that's the source of his shitty attitude.
moominsean's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:27
moominsean
lydon is great. he's always been an asshole, and never had a good word to say about anything, ever. that's his schtick. he's a punk and a poseur at the same time...he hasn't even been relevant for 25+ years, but he's like the paris hilton of punk. he does nothing, yet still manages to get press. good stuff.
Mauer's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:28
Mauer
Sex Pistols blow ass.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:29
wardrox
Did you know he is a Property Developer now.
Wobachuki's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:38
Wobachuki
the only thing that was ever punk rock about the sex pistols was their collection of STDs and bad teeth.
Aerox's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:41
Aerox
What a dick.
rubadub's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:43
rubadub
He got paid to do what he does best, irritate people. Besides, everyone knows that England belongs to Cock Sparrer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owqaIxKHbk

Sex Pistols were always shit.
neveranything's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:50
neveranything
This is John Lydon, what'd you expect? The man's always carried a chip on his shoulder about something. No surprises here.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 11:51
king3vbo
Johnny Rotten says something controversial and hateful?? What else is new? HE FUCKING JOHNNY ROTTEN. That's what he does
JLanphear's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 12:14
JLanphear
Gonna agree with atheistum and everyone else. Johnny Rotten is fuckin stupid. The Sex Pistols suck anyways, a lot more than Guitar Hero. He's just jealous.
Phist's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 12:14
Phist
Now that's punk.

I actually like the Pistols, they changed music whether you like it or not. But yes, Johnny Rotten is notorious for being douchey. The complete opposite of Joe Strummer if you will.
PaulMorel's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 12:22
PaulMorel
Headlines = Grabbed
Rock Star Stereotypes = Reinforced

Promotional stunt = Success
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 12:34
Sharpless
LOL, I love Johnny Rotten. He's such a nitwit. If the folks who hired him for the event weren't expecting this, then they're even bigger idiots than Johnny is.
Simmons 2pt0's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 12:49
Simmons 2pt0
Shoulda hired Danzig.
Semantic Poetry's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 12:52
Semantic Poetry
Seriously, hands up, who saw this coming?
akathatoneguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 12:56
akathatoneguy
Now THAT'S rock and roll! Give me drunken, curse-ridden ramblings and accusations any day over whining about being "broken" while you cut yourself and mope around the stage. Was that insane? Yes. Ridiculous? Yes. Refreshing? ......yes.
zardoz's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 13:13
zardoz
I see the whole Punk thing is lost on some people. Johnny Rotten is infinitely preferable to the swarms of self pitying emo gimps that not only populate the music industry but strangely enough, videogame characters also.

Johnny Rotten is not an idiot, he is a clever guy who constantly takes the piss, that IS the point of Johnny Rotten, when things get too self congratulatory and pretentious, characters like Johnny Rotten are essential. People who think he's an idiot tend to take themselves and life too seriously.

I also happen to think that Guitar Hero is a slightly depressing concept
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 13:34
vexed alex
"I also happen to think that Guitar Hero is a slightly depressing concept."

You're on a video game blog talking about how playing a game is depressing. Sex Pistols are fucking boring, dude. All of those kids who define punk as the Ramones and Sex Pistols can go somewhere else and dream about the "good old days".

Folk punk FTW!
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 13:36
vexed alex
Also, Johny Rotten is another has been gone bad.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 13:37
Sharpless
How is Guitar Hero depressing? It's a fun game, and I know people who have been inspired to learn real guitar because of it.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 13:42
Justice
THIS IS ENGLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!
Bans's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 13:52
Bans
Young man bitching about Authority = Punk rock

Old man bitching about Authority = Curmudgeon

The Clash > Ramones > Emo > My little pony > She'ra > Sex Pistols
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 14:10
BahamutZero
Bans - one little fix:

Pudgy old man bitching about "authority" he had just received a check from =
fucking stupid

couldn't he just have died in his youth like johnny rotten?
bloodylip's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 14:12
bloodylip
@Bahamut: I was thinking the same thinking about him dying young.
@Bans: Don't forget.. Dead Kennedys > *
Corporal Clegg's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 14:37
Corporal Clegg
I've always thought the American punk scene, with bands like Black Flag and The Circle Jerks, were better than their English counterparts anyway.
necrozen's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 14:46
necrozen
They mixed up the videos, this was actually Johnny Rottens toast speech as best man at his buddies wedding. Isn't it obvious?
akathatoneguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 14:55
akathatoneguy
@ Bans/Bahamut-

That's what happens when rockers get old. It's not pretty. That's why they should accept the necessary ending for the path they've chosen and simply overdose/shoot themselves/be shot by someone else/get hit by a car at a young age. Christ, imagine if Kurt Cobain was 60 years old? Or what it'd be like if Jimi Hendrix was still around? It'd be depressing.
Analog Pidgin's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 15:22
Analog Pidgin
@ Bans/Bahamut -- He is Johnny Rotten...you mean if he'd died young like Sid Vicious? Wouldn't it be 20x more horrendous if he was lionized, instead of letting us see his long, pathetic deterioration and irrelevance?

For that matter, John Lydon did all his best work with PiL, but there wasn't much money in being a soft-spoken, dub fan with emotions and the like, so he went back to being 'Rotten.'
ochimaru's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 15:32
ochimaru
Did any of you actually WATCH the video? He said "I fuckin LOVED IT, and so did the kids."



And the quote "What I like is it weren't teaching you how to be a rock star, it was teaching you how not to be a rock star, how not to be an asshole, and how not to seek fame and fortuen b/c the whole thing is a joke." That is not bashing Guitar Hero at all. It is PROMOTING Guitar Hero. It's a bash on Hollywood, Stars and the whole "Fame & Fortune" dream... and not on Guitar Hero. Fame & Fortune IS a joke.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 16:18
Samit Sarkar
I’m gonna quote Rick James here...

Cocaine’s a hell of a drug.
Bans's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 16:34
Bans
@BrOnXbOmBr21

Rick James "Cocaine is powerful drug".
Kalmah's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 17:05
Kalmah
Shoulda hired Anders Friden. :/
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2007 17:56
Necros
I love me some Sex Pistols, but god, that is retarded as hell.
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