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The anarchic Sex Pistols band popularized punk music through
songs such as 'God Save the Queen', which attacked the British
monarch with lyrics including: "she ain't no human being, there
is no future in England's dreaming".
"Rather than a movement for change, punk has become like a
museum piece or a tribute act," Joe Corre, whose mother is
fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, said in an emailed
statement.
The Sex Pistols formed in 1975 and sparked controversies galore,
with their appearances often resulting in chaos. The BBC refused
to air the 1977 song "God Save The Queen", released during Queen
Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee.
Punk rock has been increasingly brought into the mainstream over
recent years and a series of events under the banner 'Punk.London'
is being held in London to celebrate its history, backed by the
British Library and the National Lottery.
Exhibitions, gigs, films and talks will take place, with
organizers describing the genre as "a rallying call for direct
action".
But Corre, who co-founded the lingerie brand Agent Provocateur,
said he would burn his entire collection of punk memorabilia on
Nov. 26, the 40th anniversary of the release of the Sex Pistols'
debut single "Anarchy in the U.K.", bemoaning what he called a
general "malaise" in Britain.
"People don't feel they have a voice anymore. The most dangerous
thing is that they have stopped fighting for what they believe
in," he said.
($1 = 0.6949 pounds)
(Reporting By Costas Pitas; Editing by Guy Faulconbridge and
Gareth Jones)
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