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Gossip is a very dangerous tool. We should be more wary of the gossiper, and not the gossip they're trying to relay to you.

John Lydon

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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
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Punks in their silly leather jackets are a cliché. I have never liked the term and have never discussed it. I just got on with it and got out of it when it became a competition.
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I never thought of Green Day as a punk band. Just bubblegum, really.
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Rules are important, but they're temporary and they're always supposed to be changed.
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I've done no harm to no one. In fact, I think I've improved the world.
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If you are pissing people off, you know you are doing something right
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