The single "Public Image" was widely seen as being about Malcolm McLaren and his "so-called" manipulation of Lydon/Rotten during his career with the Sex Pistols. It was supposedly written before the Pistols broke up. The track "Low Life" (with its accusatory lyrics of "Egomaniac traitor", "You fell in love with your ego" and "Bourgeoisie anarchist") has also been seen as an attack on McLaren, although Lydon has specifically stated that those lyrics refer to Sid Vicious.
The single "Public Image" was widely seen as being about Malcolm McLaren and his "so-called" manipulation of Lydon/Rotten during his career with the Sex Pistols. It was supposedly written before the Pistols broke up. The track "Low Life" (with its accusatory lyrics of "Egomaniac traitor", "You fell in love with your ego" and "Bourgeoisie anarchist") has also been seen as an attack on McLaren, although Lydon has specifically stated that those lyrics refer to Sid Vicious.