Johnny Rotten’s eye-opening trip to Jamaica in 1978After spearheading the rebellion of the late 1970s as the snarling face of anti‑establishment fury, John Lydon‘s punk exterior gradually began to soften. and a handful of other resolutely mainstream appearances, and the once‑putrid Johnny Rotten suddenly looked suspiciously spreadable. Around that time, legendary photographer Dennis Morris was asked by Virgin Records supremo Richard Branson to join him on a trip to Jamaica. “Scratch was the most charismatic figure we met in Jamaica, a total genius. You can see the footage of Lydon’s time spent in Jamaica below, complete with creepers on the beach and not even a whiff of a pair of shorts.