Johnny Rotten

About Johnny Rotten

Johnny Rotten (Real name John Joseph Lydon) was born on 1956, January 31st in Holloway, London. He's parents were Irish immigrants and he grew up in rough circumstances due to being Irish. When he was 7 he contracted Spinal meningitis and spent a year in the hospital and suffered severe memory loss for four years, among other symptoms. He got kicked out at the age of 15 and worked on building sites in the summer. He played as the vocalist in the sex pistols and later public image limited.