A video has resurfaced online of Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon claiming he was banned from the BBC for comments he made about Jimmy Savile in 1978. Lydon, better known as Johnny Rotten from his days as lead singer of punk band the Sex Pistols , was talking to Piers Morgan in 2015 when he reflected on the moment. Chatting to Lydon nine years ago on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories in a clip that has gone viral in recent days, the TalkTV presenter introduced the historic audio clip – which he said had never been played on TV before – as an ‘unbroadcast section of a BBC radio interview’ from 1978.
Morgan then played the clip, explaining how it was recorded during a conversation about Lydon’s idea of making a film where he kills famous people, and the BBC interviewer can be heard asking: ‘Who else is on the gonner list?’ Lydon responds: ‘Oh it’s endless. Believe me. I’d like to make a film of it.
I’d like to kill Jimmy Savile. I think he’s a hypocrite.’ The Sex Pistols’ John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), was banned by the BBC after outing Jimmy Savile in a 1978 interview.
pic.twitter.com/R578IdDLJZ Commenting on the historic recording to Morgan, Lydon reflected, ‘Weren’t I right?’ as the audience clapped.
The recording continued, with Lydon saying: ‘And that he’s into all kinds of seediness that we all know about but we’re not allowed to talk about. I know some rumours. I bet none of this will be allowed out.
’ The BBC interviewer responded, ‘I .