That What Is Not - Track By Track Commentary By Band Members

Track By Track Commentary By Band Members

"Acid Drops":

• John Lydon (1992): “ censorship – that particularly relates to America, because there's a lot of vested interest groups, like all these religious fanatics. They're saying the human body, and everything connected with it, is dirty – that's wrong. I don't believe in censorship of any kind.” “Well, started off as a joke. The producer threw it in one night for a laugh. I didn't find it too funny at first! But now I think it's perfect for the song. Oh, why not? I can't take myself too seriously.” “I'd recommend him to anyone – he's the best producer I've ever worked with. He's a rarity, in that he speaks his mind. He doesn't do things for fashionable reasons.”
• John McGeoch (1991): (about the new album) “It'll be dance music, pretty guitary, pretty fast. And we'll be using a real drummer because however much you humanise a drum machine beat, the feel's never the same It's about half-written at the moment and I don't know where we'll end up doing it I live in the country, so I'd be quite happy recording somewhere like The Manor, and John's the same, but Allan's a real town person.”
• Ted Chau (PIL tour guitarist, 2001): “I was invited to L.A. to play on 'That What Is Not' but due to timing with other things, never came off.”

"Luck's Up":

• John Lydon (1999): “'Luck's Up' is about the hopelessness of junkies and druggies.”

"Think Tank":

• John Lydon (1992/99): “'Think Tank' is me having a go back at all the people who all the time rewrite and misrepresent the events of my past, usually middle-class journalists who were never there at the time.” “Yes, my history, in particular. I know Jon very well – I just don't like the slant of his book with that upper-class attitude of those who know everything, while us working-class bums know nothing.”