Danny Boyle is directing a new biopic miniseries about the Sex Pistols

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Lies! He was only the 97th greatest guitarist of all time.

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James Duval (Donnie Darko, Doom Generation) would have made a great Sid Vicious in his youth.

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I’ll admit I’m still up for this, but a bit harder to enjoy seeing how Lydon turned into a Trumper… Don’t worship your heroes kids!

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I’m a Sex Pistols fan, but even I can admit they just aren’t weren’t ever that interesting as human beings. Plus Sid and Nancy already did enough on the topic, and did it well.

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Joy Division, The Fall, The Sex Pistols… For me one was a standard rock band with good branding, a precursor to ‘heroin chic’.

“Anarchy in the UK”

“Ever get the feeling you’re being cheated”

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