Former Intercourse Pistols singer John Lydon stated he was “proud” of Queen Elizabeth II’s achievements over the 70 years of her reign, whatever the attitudes he expressed within the basic music “God Save the Queen.”
Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952 and has remained queen of the UK and 14 different Commonwealth realms ever since. Now aged 96, she’s the longest-reigning monarch in British historical past.
Requested concerning the music on Discuss TV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored, Lydon – as soon as often known as Johnny Rotten – stated, “It’s extremely anti-royalist, however it’s not antihuman. I’ve bought to inform the world this: You mustn’t presume that I am utterly useless towards the royal household as human beings; I am not. I’m truly actually, actually pleased with the Queen for surviving and doing so properly. I applaud her for that – that could be a incredible achievement. I’m not a curmudgeon about that. I simply assume that if I’m paying my tax cash to help this technique, I ought to have a say-so on the way it’s spent.”
Watch John Lydon Hail the Queen
He went on to counsel that the monarchy would finish with Elizabeth, claiming her inheritor, Prince Charles, wouldn’t have the ability to “deal with” the position. “That is the person who performs Pink Floyd to his cabbages,” he claimed.
“That’s a disgrace, too, trigger I do love pageantry. I’m a soccer fan – how might I not? I like watching royal weddings as a result of I like watching Spitfires and B-52s and the like flying over [Buckingham] Palace. I get fairly emotional with all that. … I like my nation; I like my individuals and every thing about it. But when there’s issues in it, I feel I’ve the precise to say so.”
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