In Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs, John Lydon (aka Rotten) looks back at himself, the Pistols and the 'no future' disaffection of their time. More than just a music book, Rotten is a history of punk: angry, witty, poignant and crackling with energy. Malcolm McClaren, Sid Vicious, Chrissie Hynde, Billy Idol, the Britain of the late '70s, the Pistols' creation and collapse all are here, as one of punk's foremost protagonists brings us perhaps the best book ever written about youth culture.

'A pavement philosopher whose Dickensian roots blossom with Joycean color . . .' Rolling Stone

'Invaluable . . . sheds welcome light on that short period of great music and spasmodic cultural change.' San Francisco Chronicle