Ikke alle amerikanere har taget lige godt imod rockguruens budskaber, som da han præsenterede protestsangen Let's Impeach the President, hvor publikum delte sig i enten hyldest eller raseri.
Til gengæld har den alsidige karriere budt på i nærheden af fyrre studieplader og alverdens andre udgivelser.
Hovedpersonen får det sidste ord:
Hey hey, my my
Rock and roll can never die
There's more to the picture
Than meets the eye
Hey hey, my my
Out of the blue
and into the black
You pay for this
but they give you that
And once you're gone
you can't come back
When you're out of the blue
and into the black
The king is gone
but he's not forgotten
Is this the story
of Johnny Rotten?
It's better to burn out
'cause rust never sleeps
The king is gone
but he's not forgotten
Hey hey, my my
Rock and roll can never die
There's more to the picture
Than meets the eye
Rock and roll can never die
There's more to the picture
Than meets the eye
Hey hey, my my
Out of the blue
and into the black
You pay for this
but they give you that
And once you're gone
you can't come back
When you're out of the blue
and into the black
The king is gone
but he's not forgotten
Is this the story
of Johnny Rotten?
It's better to burn out
'cause rust never sleeps
The king is gone
but he's not forgotten
Hey hey, my my
Rock and roll can never die
There's more to the picture
Than meets the eye