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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.

John Lydon

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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
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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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It's nice to be a part of history but people should get it right. I may not be perfect, but I'm bloody close.
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I think I have something valid to say. My words are my bullets. I like to brag that somehow I got it right.
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Art should be life. It's an imitation of life. It should have some humanity in it.
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Love is two minutes fifty-two seconds of squishing noises. It shows your mind isn't clicking right.
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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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Here's how I understand music. If you can play the same bunch of noise twice, it's music. To go beyond that is supercilious and pontificating.
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I think there's something basically wrong with the general public that they do need their icons.
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Music is escapism from the grim realities of life. But then as soon as you escape into the music, from my point of view, I found I had to deal with the very things that I thought I was running away from. I wanted to hit those problems on the head and resolve them. So they didn't remain as issues in my psyche.
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Stroll into work at 10. Lunch from 12 till three. Leave work at five. That's living!
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This is a very difficult thing to remain independent and persistent.
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I don't like walking in the street and seeing 30,000 copies of myself.
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You'll find that empty vessels make the most sound.
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I keep falling off the edge of the stage because I can't see it. I can't see my wrinkles in the mirror either, though.
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Do not stand in the middle, go to the right or to the left.
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