This Is What You Want? New PiL Music?

Lydon promises to cut a new album "if I raise the money" from the upcoming tour. Meanwhile, let's watch that butter commercial again...

By Fred Mills

Following up on the news, reported back in September, that John Lydon was reforming Public Image Limited for a five-date December run of concerts in England: Lydon told the BBC yesterday that an album of original material is a strong possibility if the band banks enough dough from the shows - which would be their first in 17 years.

Yes, if I raise the money from this, I most definitely will," Lydon told the BBC. "But what you've got to understand with Public Image Ltd is that every single time we recorded we only had one take, no money."

Lydon also indicated that the tour - which, incidentally, will not feature any of the original band members other than himself - wasn't being underwritten by a record company, and that he was funding the trek largely from the income he got for taping a series of commercials for a British butter/dairy company Country Life ("that's the only way I can get to perform live").

This is what you want, this is what you get, however: not specifically a greatest hits set on the tour.

Snorted Lydon, "Don't be ridiculous! What do you think this is? The Beatles? She loves you yeah yeah yeah? No no no! You get what you're given and it'll be even better then."