Lydon Closes Door on Pistols Reunion | Music News

Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 22, 2026 · 1m

John Lydon, the iconic voice of the Sex Pistols, has shut the door forever on any reunion with his former bandmates—calling it impossible and refusing to forgive them. The rift deepened after his 2021 lawsuit to block Disney’s Pistol series, which he says was a devastating blow while his wife, Nora Foster, was dying from Alzheimer’s. He claims his bandmates knew her condition and that the legal battle drained resources he desperately needed to care for her. His wife’s death in 2023—and the silence from his former bandmates afterward—felt like a personal betrayal. Now, Lydon has moved on…