“You have moments of grief in life, and if you can put pen to paper and capture that, that's something wonderful. I can revisit actual songs about past deaths, and I know that emotion is as true now as it was then.”

British musician and actor, born in 1951. He rose to fame as the lead singer of the punk band the Sex Pistols, whose provocative lyrics and raw energy redefined rock music in the late 1970s. Later, he continued as a solo artist under the name Johnny Rotten, blending punk’s aggression with experimental and avant-garde influences.