I love these pictures of John Lydon hamming it up with reggae toaster Big Youth and U-Roy, during his visit to Jamaica in 1978. After the breakup of the Sex Pistols, Richard Branson hired Lydon to visit Jamaica to scout out new reggae talent for Virgin Records. Lydon's trip was a public relations coup for Branson's and reggae artists flocked to Virgin Records to record. Lydon was and still is a self professed reggae music addict and he was well loved by the Rastafarian brethren during his stay in Jamaica.
Lydon with Big Youth
Lydon with U-Roy
Lydon with Big Youth
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There are two types of music: the first type is the blues and the second type is all the other stuff.
Townes Van Zandt
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