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I'm not this callous clown walking around laughing at life all the time. I've had some serious, serious problems in my life. But I've come out with a smile.
John Lydon
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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
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It's no good being nice and young and naive. There's no good in that at all. You've got to do it all yourself, and you've gotta learn quick. And you can't look for sympathy either.
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I love Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart because they're bringing irony back into American humor, which is a delicious treat. The entire Colbert persona of being extreme right-wing when he's not at all is highly amusing. He does it so well, but sometimes a little too well. My wife is convinced he's completely that way.
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I'm no one's lap dog, you can't put me on a leash.
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I've never said I'm a communist.
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I come from the school of do it yourself mate. Unfortunately over the years there's been quite a few of, Can you do it for us Johnny, so we can grab all your glory?.
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Situationism is a ludicrous proposition. It's ill-formed and it's perfectly French. That Gallic disposition towards common sense. L'Anarchie!
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I'm not limited to categories or genres. Anything human beings come up with fascinates me. If a three-legged idiot like me can dance to it, then that's all well and fine.
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As a young concert-going person, I was never enamoured with celebrities who would walk out to feature in certain songs and then walk off.
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Anyone who's parading under a $100,00-plus video is not free from corporate. That's just the MTV advertising agency. I find them all to be just a bit of a sham.
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I have values. But morals are Christian. There's no religion here. Values. Don't hurt when you don't need to, but don't let anybody step over that line - it's an invisible line, but it's respect for somebody's space.
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Books are like my one and only joy.
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I'm not going to pontificate and tell you to execute your government at dawn, but it wouldn't be a bad idea.
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Do not stand in the middle, go to the right or to the left.
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Love is what you feel for a dog or a pussycat. It doesn't apply to humans.
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Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises.
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Some visualize the Pistols era in shades of black and white. It wasn't. Actually, the colors I envision are neon or army dirt green with fluorescent pink--anything that would annoy.
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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.
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Let's escape the past. The past didn't work. All we have is the future, and I'm the one who wrote no future for you! Don't let the irony be lost.
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You know, I've been to some superstars' houses, and I've been really disgusted when I see their platinum discs hanging in the toilet. They're just there on the walls glaring at you when you're trying to be occupied with other things.
John Lydon
I have no time for lies and fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die.
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