Saturday 28 May 2022 04:28 PM The Sex Pistols' Steve Jones doesn't understand why John Lydon is upset about ... trends now
His former bandmate John Lydon has fired criticism at director Danny Boyle's new six-part series documenting the rise and fall of punk pioneers The Sex Pistols.
But Steve Jones has hit back at his remarks and urged him to 'grow up and move on' as he said he doesn't understand why the singer, 66, is so upset about the series.
The rock guitarist, 66, insisted the show is about him and not John, known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, as it is based on his memoir Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pistol.
Hitting back: Steve Jones (pictured right with Paul Cook) has urged his former bandmate John Lydon to 'grow up and move on' after he expressed his annoyance with new series Pistol
'I ain't got time for all that c**p any more,' he told The Sun.
'You've just got to grow up and move on. The show is about me, it ain't about John, even though he is obviously a big part of it.'
Steve admitted that he couldn't understand why John, who is being played by Anson Boon in the show, is so upset about the series.
John, who had no involvement in the show's production, has been highly critical about the project and condemned its perceived historical inaccuracies.
'Grow up': The guitarist, 66, insisted the show is about him and not John (pictured), known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, as it is based on his memoir Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pistol
But Steve said if the shoe was on the other foot and director Danny Boyle had wanted to adapt a series from John's memoir, then he, drummer Paul Cook and original bassist Glen Matlock still would have been 'thrilled'.
Last year, ex-frontman John took Steve and Paul to the High Court over the use of the punk band's songs in Disney's show Pistol, but lost the court battle.
Addressing the case, Steve - who is being played by Toby Wallace - said he felt the series would have been 'disastrous' without including the band's visceral performances of their own songs.
Despite hitting back at John's criticism of the project, Steve did acknowledge the singer's impact on the band, saying his punk appearance and menacing attitude helped to make the band what it was.
Support: Steve (pictured with drummer Paul Cook), who acted as producer on the new series, admitted that he couldn't understand why John is so upset about the series
But he added that their success was not all about the music but the combination of the music that made it such an original sound, as he admitted he often doesn't listen to the lyrics of songs.
Steve, who has acted as executive producer for Pistol, said he is over-the-moon with the six-part series, heaping praise on actor Toby Wallace, who plays him in the show.
The guitarist gushed that he couldn't find a single flaw with the Australian actor's performance, before joking that Toby isn't as good looking as he is.
His bandmate Paul, known by his nickname Cookie, has also shown his support for the new series as he stepped out at the Pistols premiere alongside Steve.
Confused: Steve said if Danny Boyle had wanted to adapt a show from John's memoir, then he, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock (all pictured with John in 2002) would have been 'thrilled'
Steve said he has been best friends with Paul since they were both ten years old and said he was his closest pal in the band as he revealed they still have a close friendship.
The rock star's comments come after John aimed another gobbet of punk fuelled figurative phlegm at Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle over the six-part series.
John has been highly critical of Boyle's passion project and in a fresh attack this week, labelled the filmmaker 'a crippling monstrosity' for pushing ahead with his biographical series.
Not happy: The rock star's comments come after John aimed another gobbet of punk fuelled figurative phlegm at Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle over the six-part series
Speaking to the i paper, Lydon claimed embarking on the project without him was like 'telling the story of World War II without referring to Winston Churchill'.
He added: 'You would have expected a far higher quality professional behaviour. He seems to think he knows all about me without speaking to me.
'I've seen one clip [of Pistol] on YouTube – we weren't over [at]
