John Lydon is my anti-hero

Details has a great interview with Lydon and the conversation, like the man, is brilliant.

Q:How do you keep your vocal cords in shape?
A: I smoke an awful lot of cigarettes and I drink like a fish. And I gargle brandy onstage. I find that those three things help.

Q: Why do reunion concerts cause people so much consternation?
A: I think that word reunion—it just implies, Oh, they’re back for the money. Yeah, well, hello! Of course we’re back for the money! And what is the shame in that? When did America suddenly become Communist? We weren’t paid the first time out. We intend to be this time.

Johnny Rotten, super genius.