John Lydon: 'PiL comeback is refreshing'

John Lydon has said that he is looking forward to playing his old songs with the newly-reformed Public Image Ltd.

The post-punk group was founded by former Sex Pistol Lydon with Jah Wobble, Jim Walker and Keith Levine in 1978, but after several personnel changes has been on hiatus since 1992's That What Is Not.

Of the band's upcoming live reunion with a new lineup, Lydon told The Guardian: "It feels clean. It's refreshing. We'll see where we can go. Some things may be quite similar. Some may not.

"For me, the best rock is not what you play - it's what you're not playing. The Sex Pistols were too rigid. PiL allowed me to express proper emotions. So I really wanted to get out and do [PiL single 'Death Disco'] properly live again."

He continued: "I think that trying to label and categorise is actually to the destruction of a band like Public Image. You must not make such fake accusations. Otherwise you are missing the point. Big time.

"When I finally cease working, then you can make a judgement on what PiL is or isn't. For me, it's an unfinished work which is set to continue for some time."

Regarding his friendship or otherwise with his former bandmates, he added: "Wobble always, yes. Keith used to be, but he went off into his own little universe and never came back."