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Anger Is an Energy de John Lydon

Anger Is an Energy: Dey Street Books

Autor John Lydon
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 mar 2026

Imaginați-vă un Parlament britanic tensionat, în anii '70, dezbătând dacă versurile unui tânăr de nici douăzeci de ani ar putea fi pedepsite cu moartea conform legilor arhaice despre trădare. Aceasta este magnitudinea impactului pe care John Lydon l-a avut asupra societății, o forță brută pe care o descoperim acum, nuanțată și necenzurată, în paginile volumului Anger is an Energy: My Life Uncensored. Notăm cu interes perspectiva unică a autorului: furia nu este o distrugere oarbă, ci resursa vitală care i-a permis să supraviețuiască unei copilării fragile și să devină vocea unei generații revoltate. Considerăm că această lucrare depășește sfera memoriilor muzicale obișnuite. Dacă în lucrarea sa anterioară, Rotten, Lydon se concentra pe explozia punk și pe fenomenul Johnny Rotten, în Anger is an Energy: My Life Uncensored el își extinde orizontul asupra întregii existențe, de la rădăcinile sale de imigrant irlandez în Londra de după război până la experimentele sonore cu Public Image Ltd. Cine a apreciat portretul visceral din Lonely Boy de Steve Jones va găsi aici aceeași profunzime biografică, însă aplicată unui context mult mai larg, care include televiziunea, arta conceptuală și o analiză acidă a culturii contemporane. Stilul narativ este unul direct, marcat de un limbaj colocvial savuros, care păstrează spiritul iconoclast al autorului. Descoperim aici un om care a refuzat constant să fie „îmbălsămat” de industrie, alegând în schimb o reinventare perpetuă. Cele 70 de fotografii incluse în ediția de față oferă o ancoră vizuală necesară pentru a înțelege parcursul unui artist care a transformat marginalizarea în putere creatoare.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780062400239
ISBN-10: 0062400231
Pagini: 546
Dimensiuni: 133 x 202 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: Harpercollins
Colecția Dey Street Books
Seria Dey Street Books

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Recomandăm această carte oricui dorește să înțeleagă mecanismele din spatele uneia dintre cele mai influente figuri ale culturii britanice. Cititorul câștigă acces la o mărturie onestă despre reziliență și integritate artistică, dincolo de mitul „Johnny Rotten”. Este o lectură esențială pentru cei interesați de istoria muzicii punk și post-punk, oferind o perspectivă rară asupra modului în care furia poate fi canalizată constructiv în artă.

Despre autor

John Lydon a schimbat definitiv cursul muzicii populare, provocând un haos politic în Marea Britanie a anilor '70 ca solist al trupei Sex Pistols. După dizolvarea acestora, și-a demonstrat versatilitatea ca lider al Public Image Ltd (PiL), explorând teritorii experimentale și rămânând o figură centrală a avangardei muzicale. Dincolo de scenă, Lydon s-a impus ca un comentator cultural neobosit și prezentator TV, recunoscut pentru opiniile sale tranșante și spiritul critic. În prezent, locuiește în Los Angeles, continuând să fie un punct de referință pentru mișcările artistice alternative.

Descriere scurtă

From the legendary frontman of the Sex Pistols, comes the complete, unvarnished story of his life in his own words.
John Lydon is an icon—one of the most recognizable and influential cultural figures of the last forty years. As Johnny Rotten, he was the lead singer of the Sex Pistols-the world’s most notorious band. The Pistols shot to fame in the mid-1970s with songs such as “Anarchy in the UK” and “God Save the Queen.” So incendiary was their impact at the time that in their native England, the Houses of Parliament questioned whether they violated the Traitors and Treasons Act, a crime that carries the death penalty to this day. The Pistols would inspire the formation of numerous other groundbreaking groups and Lydon would become the unlikely champion of a generation clamoring for change.
Following on the heels of the Pistols, Lydon formed Public Image Ltd (PiL), expressing an equally urgent impulse in his character: the constant need to reinvent himself, to keep moving. From their beginnings in 1978 PiL set the groundbreaking template for a band that continues to challenge and thrive to this day, while also recording one of the eighties most powerful anthems, “Rise.” Lydon also found time for making innovative dance records with the likes of Afrika Bambaataa and Leftfield. By the nineties he’d broadened his reach into other media while always maintaining his trademark invective and wit, most memorably hosting Rotten TV on VH1.
John Lydon remains a captivating and dynamic figure to this day—both as a musician, and, thanks to his outspoken, controversial, and from-the-hip opinions, as a cultural commentator. In Anger is an Energy, he looks back on a life full of incident, from his beginnings as a sickly child of immigrant Irish parents growing up in post-war London to his present status as a vibrant, alternative hero.
The book includes 70 black-and-white and color photos, many which are rare or never-before-seen.

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From the legendary front man of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd comes the complete, unvarnished story of his life in his own words
“Vintage Johnny Rotten.”—Daily News (New York)
“Packed with . . . vivid storytelling.”—San Francisco Gate
“A dishy chronicle.”—Details
“Ridiculously entertaining.”—The Telegraph (UK; four stars)
“A ripe, breathless romp through an extraordinary life.”—The Observer (UK)
 “A companion to Lydon’s 1994 memoir, Rotten. His life is rich enough to warrant another . . . and he’s a gifted enough writer to make it a fun read.”—Billboard
“Establishes that there’s much more to the person than the public persona.”—Paste
“Lydon is at his best when writing about his family . . . and . . . [is] quite moving
in his account of Vicious.”—Los Angeles Times
“His passion and his intellect remain an inspiration.”—NME
“Unique, uncompromising, and . . . fascinating.”—Mail on Sunday (UK)
“A lucid, literate pleasure.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Recenzii

“Lydon is an unabashed grammatical scofflaw who can deploy an earthy colloquialism with the best of them. Anger Is an Energy is packed with this brand of vivid storytelling.” — San Francisco Gate
“Establishes that there’s much more to the person than the public persona.” — Paste
“A hilarious and at times touching account.” — Rolling Stone
“Vintage Johnny Rotten.” — Daily News
“A dishy chronicle.” — Details
“Lydon is at his best when writing about his family - his parents were working-class Irish immigrants - and . . . quite moving in his account of Vicious.” — Los Angeles Times
“Features plenty of morbidly fascinating tidbits from one of England’s least likely national treasures.” — RollingStone.com
“One of the most important figures in punk history.” — Gothamist
“A companion to Lydon’s 1994 memoir, Rotten. His life is rich enough to warrant another . . . and he’s a gifted enough writer to make it a fun read.” — Billboard
“It is clear that, though fond of zingers and political put-downs, Lydon is also a serious and thoughtful artist, bookish and unafraid of hard work, and thus serving as a model citizen in a more ideal republic than ours . . . A lucid, literate pleasure.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Coarse, plain-speaking and mischievous, pitched somewhere between Dennis the Menace and Diogenes the Cynic.” — Financial Times
“Ridiculously entertaining . . . His tales of a near-Dickensian life in Sixties working-class London suggest how an inchoate rebel found his purpose in punk.” — Telegraph
“Fascinating . . . both elegant and blunt.” — The Guardian
“Fills in the gaps that his previous autobiography, ROTTEN left wide open, notably his pre-Sex Pistols days, while also going over old ground with a fully-toothed rake . . . fascinating.” — Irish Times
“John Joseph Lydon’s new autobiography isn’t just about his incarnation as Johnny Rotten, but his upbringing, youth and, later, Public Image Limited and further intrigues. His passion and his intellect remain an inspiration.” — NME
“A ripe, breathless romp through an extraordinary life . . . But this is a serious book too, about how poverty and illness can create pain that can be turned into something positive, presenting a man keen to fill out the nihilistic cartoon that has persisted in pop culture.” — The Observer
“An accurate reflection of the man it seeks to portray: unique, uncompromising, and . . . fascinating.” — Mail on Sunday
“The book is most fascinating about his childhood. I was gripped.” — The Times (London)
“Rollicking [and] rambunctious.” — Irish Examiner
“Both thoughtful and irascible . . . Throughout, Lydon’s skills as a storyteller are in evidence. [He] brings a humour to his recollections and is at pains not to take himself, or the music business, too seriously.” — Irish Independent
“A great autobiography, if you enjoyed Rotten, then you’ll enjoy this too . . . Lydon is always engaging, challenging and entertaining.” — The Register (UK)

Notă biografică

John Lydon changed the game in popular music, first wreaking political chaos upon starchy mid-'70s Britain with the Sex Pistols, then shape-shifting with Public Image Ltd as a free experimentalist. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

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This is the definitive autobiography of John Lydon, one of the most recognizable icons in the annals of music history. As Johnny Rotten, he was the lead singer of the Sex Pistols - the world's most notorious band, who shot to fame in the mid-1970s with singles such as 'Anarchy in the UK' and 'God Save the Queen'. Via his music and invective he spearheaded a generation of young people across the world who were clamouring for change - and found it in the style and attitude of this most unlikely figurehead.
With his next band, Public Image Ltd (PiL) Lydon expressed an equally urgent impulse in his make-up - the constant need to reinvent himself. From their beginnings in 1978 he set the template for a band that continues to challenge and thrive in the 2010s. He also found time for making innovative new dance records with the likes of Afrika Baambaata and Leftfield.
Following the release of a solo record in 1997, John took a sabbatical from his music career into other media, most memorably his own Rotten TV show for VH1 and as the most outrageous contestant ever on I'm a Celebrity ...Get Me Out of Here! He then fronted the Megabugs series and one-off nature documentaries and even turned his hand to a series of much loved TV advertisements for Country Life butter.
Lydon has remained a compelling and dynamic figure - both as a musician, and, thanks to his outspoken, controversial, yet always heartfelt and honest statements, as a cultural commentator. The book is a fresh and mature look back on a life full of incident from his beginnings as a sickly child of immigrant Irish parents who grew up in post-war London, to his present status as a vibrant, alternative national hero.