7/1/2023 0 Comments Public image ltd johnny rotten![]() "That's right, with the addition of a wonderful new bass player, who's a great fellow. This lineup features a returning group of players you've worked with. You have to project that over a two-year span. You have to make sure that you have enough gigs to pay wages and to use a recording facility. ![]() You can imagine the amount of work that it takes. "Saying all of that, we've found ourselves in a very healthy situation, setting up our own label and raising money by our own means. And there's still a lot of debt that I have to pay off. So I had to wait for the contracts to expire. They weren't interested in promoting PiL product, and then there was this lovely term called 'recoupment' bandied about. It was an unfortunate situation having to do with major record labels, and I had to play the waiting game. ![]() ![]() Recently, you referred to the new PiL album as a "continuation" and not a "reunion." That said, it has been 20 years since you guys put out a record. During our 40-minute conversation, Lydon talked about This Is PiL and how the band operates, why he's not the nostalgic sort, what it was like working with guitar god Steve Vai in the '80s, whether he actually had any fun as a Sex Pistol and if he would ever consider getting back together with his first PiL mates. ![]()
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