Six artists who followed in the Sex Pistols’ footsteps — from Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong to rising singer Genesis Owusu — recall the first time they heard the pioneering punk band
is based on guitarist Steve Jones’ gritty 2017 memoirhas come with its share of controversy; frontman John Lydon, known as Johnny Rotten during his initial tenure with the band, called the series the “most disrespectful shit I’ve ever had to endure,” and filed a lawsuit against his surviving former bandmates Jones, drummer Paul Cook, and bassist Glen Matlock in an attempt to keep the band’s music from being used in the series.
But the true measure of the Sex Pistols’ impressive reach can be seen in the several generations of musicians — and not just of the punk persuasion — who have been influenced and inspired by their music and attitude.asked six such artists to recall the first time they ever heard the Sex Pistols, and to reflect on how the band continues to impact them to this day.
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