Filed under: Rock Stars
Punk legend John Lydon lashed out at Sting by calling him a “soggy old dead carcass” and an “old fart”. Lydon, no spring chicken himself, complained that listening to Sting squeak through Roxanne was like letting air out of a balloon. Celebrity feuds carried out in the public arena are often entertaining, but no one pulls them off as well as the Brits. The rather corpse-like Lydon also grumbled about Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty. “There’s no much going on in their head…They obviously don’t like what they’re doing and that’s why you turn to drugs.” Sounds like the Punk Rock legend has turned into a grumpy old man. Medium: ink on paper, digital color.
Posted by 14 ♦ September 21, 2007
At 10:28 am GrumpyDay said:
Love your treatments of musical giants….Sting’s skinny yoga/I consort with whores but my wife does too so it’s okay physique has always freaked me out. And word on the street from his fellow stage performers is that he has supernaturally awful BO. Perhaps his BO, which no doubt has acquired its own ID card, not to mention a personality by this point, would be a good subject for a drawing?
You rock, Sting doesn’t, and Bob Geldorf may indeed be Satan (after all what evidence do we have to prove otherwise? In this day and age you’re guilty until proven innocent, so let’s get with the times, I say.)
Grumpy Carcass
September 21, 2007
At 11:05 am Charlene said:
The truth hurts everybody…
September 21, 2007
At 11:22 am Knox Bronson said:
Great pic of sting!! please do bono one of these days!
and lydon “turning into” a grumpy old man? please … this is the guy who said,”his gut hung over rock and roll like a shadow” the day after elvis died.
letting air out of a balloon? i love it!
thanks 14, for a lovely friday morning treat.
September 21, 2007
At 11:31 am just wonderin said:
That’s NOT!
September 21, 2007
At 3:38 pm Noelegy said:
And here I thought Sting was aging gracefully. John Lydon, on the other hand, NEVER looked good.
Seeing pictures of Sting, even done in a rotting-corpse style, always remind me of my outrage at the casting of Keanu Reeves as John Constantine in “Constantine.” JC in early “Hellblazer” issues is a dead ringer for Sting, and there’s even a scene where JC is rowing a boat named “The Honorable (?) Gordon Sumner.”
Just scrolled up and looked at the picture again. Gah, I’m going to see that in my nightmares.
September 21, 2007
At 3:43 pm Viper Tetsu said:
Jesus in a sourdough bread bowl,I can’t stop laughing. My co-workers think I’ve got some major asthma attack going. Really.
It captures Mr. Pompous-Not-Relevant-since-Reagan-was-president-totally-sold-out-to-the-Dentist-Jazz-devil-eons-ago-Man and his gassy-grandpa musical output over the last godknowshowmany years with such incisive magnificence, it gives me faith that there is, in fact, a God.
Lydon’s a crabby ol’ turd hisself, but on the topic of Stung he’s spot-on.
September 21, 2007
At 3:50 pm Gorilla_At_Large said:
Hey, 14, don’t knock Johnny Rotten. Have you heard “Flowers of Romance”? It is awesome. He has more than earned the right to trash Sting, who is nothing but a bunch of world-music cliches — I just wonder why he bothers.
By the way, I live in a beach community where Sting owns a house. I take jogs past it but I’m not sure which one it is, I only know the block. Maybe it’s the one with the ginormous wine cellar?
September 21, 2007
At 4:51 pm HeyWhatsUp said:
Haha. Yes PLEASE do that egotistical bono person
September 21, 2007
At 6:39 pm Stop at 2 said:
Oh yeah, Sting, who wants to save the rainforests. An environmentalist with SIX FUCKING CHILDREN. So basically, little dark people? Don’t be cutting down trees. Save the rainforests for white children of Sting.
September 21, 2007
At 6:52 pm Demon Kitty said:
Sting and Madonna have something in common - legendary body odor. I used to love the Police.
September 21, 2007
deanna1104
At 6:58 pm deanna1104 said:
that picture is sooo wrong. that aint right. does sting look like he fathered the olsen twins with courtney love or is it just me?
September 21, 2007
At 7:10 pm just wonderin said:
Meow! Viper Tetsu,
oh crap- you had me at “Jesus in a sourdough bread bowl” and me with celiac disease no less! But then, you had to add “Pompous-not relevant” and well, I just have to add psuedo-environmental piece of hypocritcal celebrity garbage. And I’m trying not to think about his tantric sex thing because, ok, I’m not above some mild curiousity, but it’s just ugly and it frightens the children, so please make it stop….
September 21, 2007
At 9:07 pm 14 said:
Deanna1104: I know, I know, the picture is wrong. Whenever I read, each word explodes into a vivid visual interpretation. It doesn’t matter if I’m reading the latest Britney scandal in US magazine, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, or the back of a cereal box - each word weaves itself into a spendid visual tapestry. So, that being said, when my eyes glanced over the words “soggy old dead carcass”, this is what I saw. Actually, I saw much worse, but chose to dial it down several notches.
Viper: Please write me a haiku about Carrot Top. In return, I’ll illustrate it.
Gorilla at Large: It is my unwavering belief that I don’t knock anyone appearing on this blog, I simply observe and record the gossip. I could be delusional though.
Stop at 2: Agreed.
Demon Kitty: Get back to studying for your economics test.
just wonderin: oh you HAD to bring up Sting and his tantric sex thing. Tantric sex: very good. Sting associated with tantric sex: very bad.
thanks for your comments everyone. xoxo 14
September 21, 2007
At 10:56 pm Sassy said:
Well, Johnny Rotten and whats let of the boys are going on tour and need some exposure. ALL FOR IT; I LOVE THE GUYS! Do WHATEVER!
September 21, 2007
At 12:15 am torch said:
John Lydon, where is he now? WHO is he now? That ass is long forgotten. He’s alive too?
September 22, 2007
At 5:16 am Bitter Jealous Fatties said:
Love it! Sting has been a pompous fool for a long time, having oodles of kids while lecturing others about having smaller families so that they don’t impact the environment. You’d never call Johnny Lydon (my hero) a grumpy old man if you’d read his autobiography, he just tells it like it is without sugar coating anything, refreshing honesty, something Sting knows nothing about.
September 22, 2007
At 5:20 am Vermona said:
Having just read Lydon’s biography, I have to agree with Charlene: the man has been grumpy ever since childhood. He’s turned being cranky into high art. And I have to admit I kinda love him for it.
September 22, 2007
idlewild
At 7:56 am idlewild said:
Just laughing out loud ! TOO MUCH. Way to go 14
September 23, 2007
At 11:45 am Ann said:
Mr. Rotten or is it Lydon actually can be a sport. I was at an L.A. club called the Lhasa in the early 80’s bitching to a friend next to me about Johnnies perfomance the night before and didn’t realize Johnny was sitting next to me. He said nothing rude back and I learned not to speak so openly (err, except on 14’s site).
Regarding Sting’s performance. Wished they didn’t market the hell out that concert to start with (what a mess just to purchase a ticket, we still receive “fan emails”-yuck). Impressed that anyone their age can run around on stage, sing (well or not) at their age. I did see them back in the day many times, there’s a difference now but what else would you expect.
Cheers on your Sting/Stink portrait (I do think that even Sting would enjoy it).
September 23, 2007
At 1:00 pm RedHotShellyPepper said:
Where is my beloved Jeff Polage?
With all this Britney stuff he could be doing…. crotch shots, barefoot public toilet runs,etc…….
It’s been a while, my heart aches for him.
September 23, 2007
At 7:32 pm Shrimpton Toesian said:
John is right. Hail Lydon!
September 23, 2007