John 'Johnny Rotten' Lydon formed Public Image Limited after quitting the Sex Pistols. Their first three albums - First Edition, Metal Box and Flowers of Romance - were as original as any ever issued and the group's style and sound utterly unique. Lydon's confrontational approach led to riots at gigs and more tabloid outrage and his music, through Public Image Limited, assured him a place in the roster of modern music's most influential figures.
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John 'Johnny Rotten' Lydon formed Public Image Limited after quitting the Sex Pistols. Their first three albums - First Edition, Metal Box and Flowers of Romance - were as original as any ever issued and the group's style and sound utterly unique. Lydon's confrontational approach led to riots at gigs and more tabloid outrage and his music, through Public Image Limited, assured him a place in the roster of modern music's most influential figures.