John Lydon hit with bottle while performing, wraps towel round bleeding head and carries on anyway
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John Lydon, AKA Johnny Rotten, continues to prove exactly why he’s one of punk’s finest legends. The 60-year-old was performing with Public Image Limited in Santiago, Chile, when he was hit in the head by a glass bottle, leaving a bloody gash.
Instead of marching off stage, Lydon grabbed a towel, wiped his head, called the individual a “f*cking coward” then continued on with the show to huge applause from the crowd.
Following the incident, the ex-Sex Pistols frontman wrote on Facebook: “Glass attack last night at Santiago, Club Blondie in Chile. No reflection on the rest of the crowd. Great gig. It lives. Anyone got any more pictures?”
Various pictures from the night have appeared online, along with a video showing Lydon’s reaction along with one member of the band’s entourage attempting to point out the perpetrator.
Public Image Limited are currently on a world tour, having recently played dates in Japan, Argentina, and Uruguay.
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