Johnny Rotten voted 'most punk'

Former Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) has topped a poll to find the 'most punk' star of all time.

Outspoken Lydon, who recently appeared on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, beat Clash frontman Joe Strummer to the top spot in the poll conducted by Radio 1 amongst members of the music industry. The poll was carried out to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of The Sex Pistols' first gig.

Unmoved by Lydon receiving the accolade, his spokesman said: “What is punk anyway? John never said he was a punk.???

The punkiest top ten:
1. John Lydon
2. Joe Stummer
3. Hunter S Thompson
4. Johnny Ramone
5. John Peel
6. Johnny Cash
7. Pete Doherty
8. Che Guevara
9. Kurt Cobain
10. Ian MacKaye