Johnny Rotten has 'passionate aversion' to becoming 'prisoner' over Pistols songs dispute 

The punk group’s former drummer and guitarist are suing Rotten to allow their songs to be used in a TV drama

John Lydon Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Former Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten has a “deep-felt and passionate aversion to becoming a ‘prisoner'” in a dispute over the band’s songs being used in a television drama, his lawyers have told the High Court.

The punk group’s former drummer Paul Cook and guitarist Steve Jones are suing the band’s ex-singer, real name John Lydon, to allow their songs to be used in TV drama Pistol, directed by Danny Boyle.