Ex-Sex Pistol John Lydon: 'PiL Aren't Signed Because Of The X-Factor'
Monday, 09 January 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
The assault on the X-Factor has continued today as former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon blasted the show as he thinks the talent show is preventing his band Public Image LTD securing a record deal.
The punk-rock veteran is unhappy that since the rise of the X-Factor, labels are refusing to sign bands which may ‘break-barriers’ or stray from the norm – and he told the NME know that the reason his band isn’t signed is solely because of the show.
“It’s a shame that the music industry has been taken over and dominated by [reality talent contests], particularly American Idol,” Lydon said. “You know, the way they love to award themselves every year, those institutions. It becomes like the way record companies used to operate.
“In fact, if you ever want to know why I’m not on a record label, look at the X Factor. Honestly, of all the people that strive to break barriers in music and do good things and write great lyrics, not one of them would ever pass the first round on any of these competitions.”
The band will release their ninth studio album, and their first since their 2009 reformation, before July this year.
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