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Johnny Rotten does butter commercial

In ’77, he was a snotty kid with wild hair, torn clothes and a snarl that would make him an icon. Today, he’s a not-so-genteel Englishman buttering his toast with Country Life.

Punk lovers who take themselves too seriously were thrown into a tizzy recently when Johnny Rotten agreed to appear in a commercial for Country Life butter. There was anarchy in the U.K.—as well as everywhere else where you can find people who consider Rotten an icon of the anti-authoritarian ’70s punk movement. He justifies it to The Guardian, saying that he only agreed to do things that he wants to do or believes in, and that it would have to be done his way.

“I’ve never done anything like this before and never thought I would, but this Country Life ad was made for me and I couldn’t resist the opportunity,” Johnny “Rotten” Lyndon told the paper.

The paycheck may have greased his hand—if that great-tasting butter didn’t do the trick. You can watch it and read the story about it here.

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