John Lyden, best known as Johnny rotten, was spotted wearing the Trump shirt

He looked dishevelled as he puffed on a cigarette ahead of a New Orleans gig

The Sex Pistols frontman has publicly supported the controversial president

Former Sex Pistols frontman has been causing anarchy in the USA after he was caught sporting a Make America Great Again T-shirt as he puffed on a cigarette.

John Lyden, best known for his alter ego Johnny Rotten, was snapped as he leaned out of a window at New Orleans' Civic Theatre where his band Public Image Ltd were due to play.

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But the punk legend appeared to have left his hell-raising days in the past as he pulled a miserable expression.

That's rotten: Former Sex pistols frontman Johnny Rotten hangs out a window and puffs a cigarette wearing a Make America Great Again t-shirt in New Orleans

Lydon, 62, showed his support for president Donald Trump by donning the controversial Trump t-shirt, also known as MAGA.

The singer also wore gold hoop earrings and had his dyed orange hair slicked back as he hung out of the window while smoking ahead of the gig.

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This comes after Lydon was pictured looking unrecognisable as he walked through LAX International Airport last month.

The iconic singer looked relaxed in a loose fitting striped shirt and matching trousers as he retrieved his luggage after returning to California, where he has lived since the early 1980s.

Anarchy in the USA: The punk legend donned the controversial t-shirt ahead of his US gig in the Civic Theatre

Lydon, from London who now lives in Los Angeles, is best known for his anarchic behaviour and ironic wit as one the founders of the punk movement in 1975.

The God Save The Queen singer, who is a US citizen, has publicly backed president Trump and revealed that he could be even be a 'possible friend'.

The singer dubbed Mr Trump 'a complicated fellow' in an interview on ITV Britian, adding: 'As one journalist once said to me, is he the political Sex Pistol? In a way.

The Cigs Pistols: The anarchic singer puffs a cigarette and looks worse for wear as he leans out the window

'What I dislike is the left-wing media in America are trying to smear the bloke as a racist and that's completely not true.'

The star has previously said he 'believed' in former president Barrack Obama became an American citizen due to his policies.

And despite his defense of the current Republican president, the anarchic star has revealed he angered him when he stepped on Melania Trump's dress while at a party.

He told The Sun: 'It was years ago I met Donald Trump where he was huffing and puffing at some charity do in New York.

Johnny Rotten in his heyday: Lydon, who has lived in Los Angeles since the 1980s, has been a public supporter of Donald Trump

'I have a habit in doing this, which I don't do deliberately, but if women insist on wearing dresses that are ten miles long then I will accidently put my foot on it.

'So I stood on his wife's dress and he spun around and was giving it all the tough-guy stuff.'

The punk star previously spoke about his alter ego, the gnarly, anarchic, snarling and slurring Johnny Rotten.

'Johnny Rotten was a piece of work,' he admitted in the documentary. 'I wanted to be Johnny Rotten.'

God Save Johnny: The singer dubbed Mr Trump 'a complicated fellow' in a recent interview

He also spoke movingly of his wife Nora, telling The Telegraph that she was a 'saucy girl'.

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'She's not public fodder, she's a very private person. But it's love, you know. I've always loved that woman.

'When we met we didn't expect to get on. We'd both been told the other was a bad 'un. But blimey. Sparks flew. It was instant attraction.

'And that's never gone. I never expected to feel like that. I never thought I was in any way attractive. Or anyone's idea of a good date.'

The Sex Pistols:The former singer revealed he disliked the left-wing media in America trying to smear Donald Trump 'as a racist'