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| 1956 | Birth |  |
| 31st Jan Birth of Johnny Rotten, as John Joseph Lydon |
| 1975 | Sex Pistols | |
| John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), is spotted by Mick Jones at the now renamed and restyled SEX boutique |
| The Sex Pistols originally comprise vocalist Johnny Rotten, guitarist Steve Jones , drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock (later replaced by Sid Vicious ) |
| 6th Nov The band play their first gig as Sex Pistols at Saint Martins College |
| 1976 | Composition | |
| 26th Nov The band's first single, "Anarchy in the U.K.", is released |
| 1976 | Sex Pistols | |
| Sep Following a showcase gig held during London's first punk festival, at the 100 Club in Oxford Street, in September 1976, the Sex Pistols sign to the major label EMI |
| 1977 | Composition | |
| Mar London "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols" is recorded between March and June 1977, in Wessex Studios, Highbury, London, produced by Chris Thomas |
| 27th May The Pistols' second single, "God Save the Queen", is released, during the week of Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee, the single reached number one in the NME chart |
| 1977 | Sex Pistols | |
| 10th Mar At a press ceremony held outside Buckingham Palace, the Sex Pistols sign to A&M Records |
| May The band sign their third and final record deal with Virgin Records |
| 25th Dec Huddesrfield The Sex Pistols' final UK performance takes place at Ivanhoe's, where the band play a matinee and evening show as part of a benefit for the families of striking firemen |
| 1978 | Public Image Ltd | |
| After leaving the Pistols, Johnny Rotten reverts to his birth name of Lydon, and forms Public Image Ltd, with former Clash member Keith Levene and school friend Jah Wobble |
| 1978 | Sex Pistols | |
| 17th Jan Rotten announces his departure from the Sex Pistols, amid a turbulent tour of the United States |
| 1979 | Composition | |
| Public Image Ltd record the post punk classic "Metal Box" |
| 1984 | Composition | |
| PIL release, "This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get" |
| 1986 | Composition | |
| Public Image Limited released Album (also known as Compact Disc and Cassette). Most of the tracks on this album were written by Lydon and Bill Laswell |
| 1997 | Composition | |
| Releases a solo album on Virgin Records called Psycho's Path, he wrote all the songs and played all the instruments |
| 2007 | Sex Pistols | |
| Los Angeles Lydon, Jones and Cook re-record 'Pretty Vacant' in a Los Angeles studio for the forthcoming video game 'Skate' |
