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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
It's also a vastly overstated influence.
Sure Steve Jones was into the New York Dolls but he was just as much into Bowie & Roxy Music.
Lydon hated all the New York stuff, he was into Alice Cooper, Can & Hawkwind.
People overstate the New York influence far too much.
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I know you think that but I disagree. The Sex Pistols sounded a hell of a lot more like the NYC bands than Bowie, Roxy Music, Alice Cooper, Can and Hawkwind. The connection is pretty obvious to me and I think people downplay the NYC influence too much.