In 1977, the world’s most controversial band didn’t stop when they were dropped by their major label only months after they were signed. John Lydon, Steve Jones, and the Sex Pistols continued their feud with the corporate music world, the English monarchy, and a horrified public. It was a struggle made all the more difficult by the introduction of the group’s most volatile member, a junkie who was barely clean–or competent enough–to find his way around four strings. The band’s grand plan to conquer America royally backfired and ultimately led to an explosive and bloody downfall. To paraphrase Neil Young, "this is the story of a Johnny Rotten," but it’s also a story about how great music can shock, scandalize, and galvanize the world.
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Bonus Episode: Scene Showdown, Partying With Tyson, and Juvenile Stickups
Bobby Brown: Cocaine Chicken, Horny Ghosts, and His Prerogative
REWIND - Van Morrison: Astral Weeks, Movement and Murder
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Jose Canseco: SWAT Teams, Smuggled Drugs, and 'Roid Rage
Bonus Episode: Suppressing the Truth, A Brother Under the Bus, and Profit as Virtue
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