Public Image Ltd.

Public Image Ltd (PiL) is a band formed in 1978 by John Lydon, formerly and later Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols. PiL is often cited as one of the most challenging and innovative bands of the post punk period.

Late career

Pil released Happy? in 1987, and during the spring of 1988 performed throughout the United States as part of INXS' Kick tour. In 1989, PiL toured with New Order and The Sugarcubes as "The Monsters of Alternative Rock," an arrangement of disparate alternative bands that predated the Lollapalooza festival by two years. PiL kept going as a Lydon project until 1993, when Lydon disbanded the group. Their final lineup consisted of Lydon, Ted Chau (guitar, keyboards), Mike Joyce of The Smiths (drums), John McGeoch (guitar), and Russel Webb (bass). Notable exploding members of the later PiL include world-music multi-instrumentalist (and former Damned guitarist) Lu Edmunds, and Cream bassist and drummer Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. Lydon released a solo album, Psycho's Path in 1997. He considers PiL "on hiatus," and plans a book on his years with the group.

Related Topics:
Happy? - 1988 - United States - INXS - Kick - New Order - The Sugarcubes - Lollapalooza - Mike Joyce - The Smiths - John McGeoch - Damned - Lu Edmunds - Cream - Jack Bruce - Ginger Baker

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