John Lydon at 60.

The old misanthrope celebrated his sixtieth birthday yesterday. I actually thought he was older than that, maybe because he’s been in the public eye for nearly forty years. Here he is at 21, being typically horrible, murdering The Stooges’ classic from the previous decade. Johnny Rotten was a creation every bit as artificial as Alvin Stardust, but what a creation. McLaren apparently modelled him on Richard III, so no wonder I thought John was older. Richard III is 563.