A long time before Frank Carter or Danny Boyle were getting under John Lydon's skin, he had another thorn in his side to contend with in the form of former mate and band member Jah Wobble. In 2012, original members of Public Image Limited, Jah Wobble and Keith Levene revived 'Metal Box', an album widely revered as a post punk classic. This was an album that was recorded and released at a time when both musicians were a part of PIL.
John Lydon didn't approve of this line of action by his former band mates, I cannot recall the thrust of his argument but as I remember he was quite vocal in his condemnation of the project. But in parallel with the recent Pistols row, if you are a musician who, along with others, were responsible for the creation of a body of music, isn't that part of your legacy as well, be it 'Never Mind The Bollocks' or 'Metal Box'? Of course John Lydon was pivotal in the making of those two albums but he wasn't a one man band! I have no idea of the legal issues around Public Image Limited, but I would assume that Lydon has the lion's share over the rights to the band name, logo etc and a revived PiL are still touring... so I kind of struggle to see his issues over this one.
Keith Levene, the guitarist on this recording was a rule breaking guitarist with a fine punk pedigree (The Flowers of Romance, The Clash and Public Image Limited). He died of complications of liver cancer in November 2022.
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