Viv, Steve and others in “Rotten”

We've been looking for you.

Give me another shot, I promise I won't fuck it up. Sorry... to swear in front of the kids.

I don't care.

I do. I'm always getting into trouble for swearing at school. Can't fucking help it now.

Don't you worry about them smelly old fascists, darling.

What's 'other man's child' doing here?

Don't be a prick, Malcolm. He hasn't stayed in months.

Malcolm, I was just saying how I...

[To Steve] Stop. Stop. [Points past Steve] Turn around. Face the wall.

What?

[Shoves Steve] Face the wall! There. Stay. [To son] 'Real son', could you go get Daddy's sword? [Lecturing] One must die so that another may rise. When I managed The New York Dolls, I devised a provocative Situationist ploy. I thought very long and very hard about what would piss America off the most. And in a stroke of genius, I dressed them up as Chinese Communists. They looked devastating. And it was testament to the brilliance of my idea that one month later the Dolls had broken up.

Your sword, Sire.

Thank you very much. But on parting, Sylvain Sylvain entrusted something sacred into my safekeeping. Like Merlin giving Arthur Excalibur.

Actually, it was The Lady of the Lake gave Arthur Excalibur.

Please, do you mind, I'm trying to create a situation here.

Please stop. What's going on?

You're very damaged, which is a very good thing. It's just you're too damaged to be up front. And so you must plough that damage into the music. From now on, you shall be guitar.

Wh... What about Wally?

Well, it's absolutely forbidden for any rock star to wear spectacles.

That's a bit harsh.

Well, don't blame me! I don't make the rules. You must sack him. I assume you can play?

Um...

Good! Well, it can't be that hard! Everyone does these days. Mm! And I think we've found our new singer.

That was quick.

Well, I spotted him in the shop. His name's John.

Yes, and when he came back looking for a pair of brothel creepers in white suede, I said that I might consider giving them to him if he auditioned for us.

He wears his clothes in a very interesting way.

Got very interesting teeth, too.

I didn't notice his teeth.