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If I'm left to my own devices, I will be tempted to make the most unlistenable music possible.

John Lydon

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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
Actor
Guitarist
Lyricist
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Television Presenter
Holloway
London
Johnny Rotten
John Joseph Lydon
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The way the music industry is now geared, it's fewer accolades towards new and upcoming acts. New bands offer bright creativity. It's a set format. A venue would rather hire a DJ than a band, and that's a problem.
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Britain's an island it's always had a constant ebb and flow of immigration - it makes it a better place.
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I don't like walking in the street and seeing 30,000 copies of myself.
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I'm just permanently agitated by everything and everyone.
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Don't accept the old order. Get rid of it.
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There are some Rolling Stones songs that are just stunners.
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I think national pride leads to nothing but wars and hate.
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Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman.
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This is a very difficult thing to remain independent and persistent.
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I always find the mirror in the dressing room is where the best artists are.
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There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them.
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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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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.
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All the things that you would have thought would have made me a professional A1 criminal... wrong. I decided that was too lazy and easy, and because of the way British society is, quite frankly you were denied an education, so I got one of my own.
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Dummy Dum Dum was my nickname for years at school. I was the strange one of the family, the one who couldn't remember his name.
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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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What I like or dislike in music is my internal affair. I never want an audience out there to be influenced because John said. I don't want to have to endure that kind of nonsense. I work for the art of the individual.
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For me, the anarchy movement is hilarious. It's all under .org, which is of course government sponsored websites, and then they're all wearing corporate clothing from the Dr.Martin's to the back sacks and the cell phones, they're all flying around on corporate jets and using corporate highways. Very anarchistic!
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I love conversation and the sharing of different thoughts and philosophies. That kind of stuff always makes me happy. I don't mind interviews, either - I like doing them.
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Punk became a circus didn't it? Everybody got it wrong. The message was supposed to be: Don't follow us, do what you want!
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