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U2 - that's a band that never should have existed. There's no life experience in any of their songs.

John Lydon

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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
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Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman.
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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'm not blowing my own trumpet here, but I made a rap song 20 years ago with Afrika Bambaataa.
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You should never, ever be understood completely. That's like the kiss of death, isn't it? It's a full stop. I don't ever think you should put full stops on thoughts. They change.
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Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises.
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Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
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I always find the mirror in the dressing room is where the best artists are.
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This is a very difficult thing to remain independent and persistent.
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I find Lady Gaga hilarious. And I kind of like her. My heart's warmed to her.
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I like America's diversity and its landscapes.
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If I'm left to my own devices, I will be tempted to make the most unlistenable music possible.
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I don't release records to be anything but enjoyable.
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If dolphins are so intelligent, how come they ain't got Walkmans?
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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'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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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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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 don't believe in anarchy, because it will ultimately amount to the power of the bully, with weapons. Gandhi is my life's inspiration: passive resistance. I don't want to live in the Thunderdome with Mad Max.
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Do not stand in the middle, go to the right or to the left.
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Some song ideas absolutely require a kind of rigid discipline, and others require absolute chaotic abandon. The form is only valid if you know how to un-form it. I don't mean to sound like an intellectual here!
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