Bodog Music's $1 Million Battle of the Bands, a contest for new bands sponsored by the music division of the Bodog Entertainment Group, has announced that John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) has signed on to be a judge. The show is currently taping across the U.S. with plans to air on "a top cable network" later this year. Lydon had the following to say about his affiliation with the show:

I don't like decaffeinated teabags. The offer to this show came in the season to be jolly (xmas). I don't know who Bodog is. I still don't, but I may in the future. I admire the wit, audacity and touch of genius to entrust me with the future of rock and roll. I do not do judgment. I don't take judgment. But, by the end of this show you'll know what this judge meant. I don't like decaffeinated teabags. P.S. - I always loved live music and these bands genuinely enjoy what they do, and they write their own songs. Thank you. Fresh. Whoever wins Bodog's cash cow contract is well worth it cause every single band in here is worth it. Words not given lightly.
Up yours,
John Rotten

Lydon is known by most as the frontman for the groundbreaking UK act the Sex Pistols, along with other music ventures such as Public Image Limited, but has appeared in several films, most notably Order of Death with Harvey Keitel (1983) and Julien Temple's acclaimed Sundance entry The Filth and the Fury (2000). He was also a recent partcipant on a UK celebrity game show, later walking out on the show, but donating $180,442 in funds raised from his appearance to a chimp sanctuary.

Bodog Music's $1 Million Battle of the Bands has narrowed the field down to 16 survivors from more than 7,000 who signed up on the contest web site and participated in over 300 live battle concerts.