"The Sex Pistols announced yesterday they are boycotting their admission to the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame next month (February 24).

"Last November, the band were announced as inductees for the March 13 ceremony alongside Blondie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Sabbath, Miles Davis and the duo of Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, but Friday morning, the group's PR company directed journalists to the band's website www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk for a statement."