The frontman told NME that the music industry is unwilling to take risks on artists that "strive to break barriers" and that his band had found it hard to find a record label free from "shenanigans or dictatorships."

Lydon called shows like X Factor and American Idol "unimportant" saying, "It's a shame that the music industry has been taken over and dominated by them. Particularly American Idol... You know, the way they love to award themselves every year, those institutions.