John Lydon To Release 'Mr. Rotten's Songbook,' Illustrated Book Of Lyrics, On March 31st

John Lydon (courtesy Paul Heartfield)

Not to be outdone by one-time SEX PISTOLS bandmate STEVE JONES' recent memoir, JOHN LYDON will celebrate 40 years of songwriting across both the PISTOLS and PUBLIC IMAGE LTD (PiL) eras with the exclusive publication of "Mr. ROTTEN's Songbook" on MARCH 31st, limited to 1000 copies, The book is available to pre-order now via mrrottenssongbook.concertlive.com.

Presented in luxury large format, "Mr. ROTTEN'S SONGBOOK" features never-before-seen artwork as well as annotated song lyric sheets spanning LYDON's entire career all written in his own hand. As the book unfolds, each album is featured with an exclusive introduction to the songs from JOHN as well as the original cover and hand-drawn artwork from LYDON to bind the lyrics to their meanings. The book gives fresh insight into the purpose behind the words that have shaped over four decades of his songwriting career. Every one of the book's 300, handcrafted pages reflect JOHN working night and day over the final six months of 2016. Each book is hand signed by the LYDON himself and individually numbered.

JOHN LYDON has secured a prime position as one of the most recognizable icons in the annals of music history. From his beginnings as a sickly child of immigrant IRISH parents who grew up in post-war LONDON, to his present status as a vibrant, alternative national hero, LYDON has remained a compelling and dynamic figure -- both as a musician and a cultural commentator.

LYDON explains the thought behind the release: "I've written many songs over the years and I've always wanted to combine it all in one picturesque way. When I write songs, I think in pictures so it's the most appropriate thing I could do and looking at all the images together led to "Mr. ROTTEN's Songbook."

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