John Lydon: Olympics wanted to censor the Sex Pistols

Singer claims band snubbed London 2012 closing ceremony because organisers were 'killing the honesty' of the PistolsThe Olympics organisers wanted to censor the Sex Pistols, John Lydon has claimed in explanation of the band's decision to snub the closing ceremony on 12 August."Censorship mattered more than the content of the Pistols," Lydon told Billboard. "If you're going to be celebrating what is great about Britain, the honesty of the Sex Pistols is one of those things. If you censor the word...

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