John Lydon was a key, chaotic component of the punk movement, so what would one expect to see behind the scenes during a Public Image Limited recording session? Burning effigies of Theresa May? Self-inked tattoos of the anarchist symbol? Debauched all-nighters ending with streams of stomach bile?
Footage from the recent album sessions show quite the contrary, unfortunately: instead, the group are captured frolicking in the fresh air and cosying up beside crackling fires in Steve Winwood’s Cotswolds studio.
The video for The One, a track taken from PiL’s 10th studio album What the World Needs Now…, was shot during the recording process by manager John Rambo Stevens; a gentle reflection of the track’s synth-driven country groove and love song to Lydon’s wife.
Take a look at the (home) video for The One, and let us know what you think.
