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My way of thinking as I approach any human being on this planet is, 'What are you doing now?' That's what interests me. I don't come at anybody with a whole bunch of assumptions.

John Lydon

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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
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The record companies fell apart - quite deservedly. Their corrupting, all-binding contract nonsense had to stop.
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I'm very open about my politics. I don't believe in any political party at all, none of them.
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Records were vitally important to the development of music and of all music cultures. With that being pushed by the wayside, I can't see an iPod uniting us. In fact it separates us, the streets are full of people bumping into lamp posts, listening to their own little universe, and there's no sharing in that.
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I will always pay respect and homage to my early years, because that's what gave me the initial push to go on and do what it is I do. That's where I learned the love and respect for music.
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I have a sensible set of values that tell me to never lie.
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Love is two minutes and fifty-two seconds of squishy sounds.
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The day I run out of ideas is the day I stop making records.
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For me all governments are my enemies and I've never made any bones about it any other way other than directly, and I don't fly the left flag or the right flag, me, I'm common sense.
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I went to visit Alcatraz years ago when I was on tour with the Pistols, and I really liked the atmosphere of the place. I genuinely, really, thoroughly enjoyed the whole morning there. I just liked the quietness and stillness of what is basically a cruel prison complex. I still found some kind of joy in that. That's how I am.
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Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman.
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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'm a great self-doubter. I constantly need to prove myself to myself. I've never run to heroin or alcohol to hide that. I always have to deal with it. Stage fright is always going to be there. I have nightmares about bad gigs.
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I have no time for lies and fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die.
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If you are pissing people off, you know you are doing something right
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I could never be a member of a single party. I want the best of all worlds, thank you.
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