{"product_id":"9780312428136","title":"Rotten : No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRotten\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Lydon, Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I have no time for lies and fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die.\"--John Lydon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePunk has been romanticized and embalmed in various media. It has been portrayed as an English class revolt and a reckless diversion that became a marketing dream. But there is no disputing its starting point. Every story of punk starts with its idols, the Sex Pistols, and its sneering hero was Johnny Rotten. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRotten\u003c\/i\u003e, Lydon looks back at himself, the Sex Pistols, and the \"no future\" disaffection of the time. Much more than just a music book, \u003ci\u003eRotten \u003c\/i\u003eis an oral history of punk: angry, witty, honest, poignant, and crackling with energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Alive at the core . . . Lydon's quite the humorist. . . . [Full of] cut marks of wit and ego.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A wrathful Irish poet . . . Lydon proves to have a keen wit and rare insight.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A pavement philosopher whose Dickensian roots blossom with Joycean color.” —\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Invaluable . . . sheds welcome light on that short period of great music and spasmodic cultural change.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312428136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40667360493774,"sku":"9780312428136","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_b9dedd33-9025-46aa-aa59-21979ee2871d.jpg?v=1639709766","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312428136","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}