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John Lydon

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John Lydon is a Post-rock and Punk rock act. Their catalogue also touches Rap. Their sound grew out of Alice Cooper, Afrika Bambaataa, Hawkwind, Captain Beefheart and The Stooges. Those roots explain a lot about how John Lydon arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Howard Devoto and Public Image Ltd., sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd., Leftfield, Chris Shiflett and Propaganda, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around John Lydon, reaching back through Alice Cooper and forward to Sex Pistols. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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John LydonAlice CooperAfrika BambaataaHawkwindCaptain BeefheartThe StoogesDavid BowieT. RexSladeSex PistolsPublic Image Ltd.LeftfieldChris ShiflettPropagandaHoward DevotoPublic Image Ltd.

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John Lydon connections

John Lydon grew out of Alice Cooper, Afrika Bambaataa, Hawkwind and Captain Beefheart, shares an orbit with Howard Devoto and Public Image Ltd., went on to shape Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd., Leftfield and Chris Shiflett. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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