Public Image Ltd

Public Image Ltd (also known as PiL) are an English post-punk band formed by singer John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten), guitarist Keith Levene, bassist Jah Wobble, and drummer Jim Walker. Personnel has changed frequently over the ensuing years. Lydon is the sole constant member of the band.

Lydon emerged after the break-up of the Sex Pistols with PiL's Public Image: First Issue (1978). The new band had a more experimental sound: a "droning, slow-tempo, bass-heavy noise rock, overlaid by Lydon's distinctive, vituperative rant". Their early work is often regarded as some of the most challenging and innovative music of the post-punk era. Their 1979 album Metal Box was ranked number 469 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The NME described PiL as "arguably the first post-rock group".

History

Early career

Following the Sex Pistols' break-up in 1978, Lydon spent three weeks in Jamaica with Virgin Records head Richard Branson, in which Lydon assisted Branson in scouting for emerging reggae musicians. Branson also flew American band Devo to Jamaica, aiming to install Lydon as lead singer in the band. Devo declined the offer.

PIL

PiL refers to Public Image Ltd


Pil or PIL may also refer to:

  • Pil, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
  • Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (IATA Code: PIL), in Pilar, Paraguay
  • Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport (FAA Code: PIL), in Port Isabel, Texas
  • Pacific International Lines, a Singapore-based shipping company
  • Poslednja Igra Leptira, a former Yugoslavian pop rock band
  • Portland Interscholastic League, a high school athletic conference in Oregon
  • Python Imaging Library
  • Patient information leaflet
  • Publishing Interchange Language
  • Legal terms

  • Public international law
  • Private international law
  • Public interest law, also Public Interest Litigation
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