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By *hyllyphylly OP Man over a year ago

Bradford

Seems that the Sex Pistols have a deal with Virgin Money and are allowing their artwork on Virgin's Credit cards.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/09/punk-rock-brand-the-sex-pistols-to-feature-on-a-range-of-credit-cards

Now you can have Anarchy in Tescos

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Went down in my estimation after he done that celebrity in the jungle pish

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By *unky monkeyMan over a year ago

in the night garden

I think it was further back at the point they reformed. Anything subsequent to that was a bit sad.

Still, I don't begrudge them making a few bob.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Seems that the Sex Pistols have a deal with Virgin Money and are allowing their artwork on Virgin's Credit cards.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/09/punk-rock-brand-the-sex-pistols-to-feature-on-a-range-of-credit-cards

Now you can have Anarchy in Tescos"

Definitely grown-up. Their plastic-punk era was nearly forty years ago

Damn. Time's flown

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By *olgateMan over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Ideology doesn't pay the bills

C...

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By *iamondjoeMan over a year ago

Glastonbury

I've got his autograph somewhere...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

That era of punk was very middle class anyway. Their fans should be proud of them. They are all probably bankers and solicitors.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Sold out for the cash and who can blame them in this day and age.

Bills got to be paid.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The filthy lucre tour was named appropriately. It allowed me to see them after being too young first time round so cant complain.

Lydon is a massive Kate Bush fan too so that gets him plus points in my book. Played the industry brilliantly so fair play to them. Only black spot was letting his mucker down.

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By *olgateMan over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Strummer, McGowan and many others were public schoolboys playing at being working class anarchist Rock and rollers.

That was the real rock and roll swindle.

C...

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By *icky999Man over a year ago

warrington

butter=grown up

credit cards=sell out.

dylan@starbucks= why shouldn't the revolution have comfy seats.

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By *irceWoman over a year ago

Gloucester

"That era of punk was very middle class anyway. Their fans should be proud of them. They are all probably bankers and solicitors. "

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