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For me, the best rock is not what you play - it's what you're not playing.
John Lydon
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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
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John Joseph Lydon
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I think national pride leads to nothing but wars and hate.
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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 don't tolerate liars. When somebody lies to me, that's really, like, just unbearable.
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I'm no one's lap dog, you can't put me on a leash.
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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 hate the technological rip-offs that pass for music formats these days, and go back to vinyl to hear a good record because the sound is always so much fuller. I don't even like listening to music in the car.
John Lydon
I never wore a studded leather jacket, y'know. Ne-va! If I had had the money I wouldn't have spent it on shit like that.
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I'm just permanently agitated by everything and everyone.
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It seems like the more I punish myself, the better it's been. What it is, I'm relentless and I never give up. I never take the easy way out.
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This is a very difficult thing to remain independent and persistent.
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Books are like my one and only joy.
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If you can sort out why you feel the way you do then you might be in better shape to meet your maker.
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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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If dolphins are so intelligent, how come they ain't got Walkmans?
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Move to Italy. I mean it: they know about living in debt they don't care. I stayed out there for five months while I was making a film called 'Order Of Death,' and they've really got it sussed. Nice cars. Sharp suits. Great food. Stroll into work at 10. Lunch from 12 till three. Leave work at five. That's living!
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If the Royal Family was going to assassinate someone, they would have gotten rid of me a long time ago.
John Lydon
Britain's an island it's always had a constant ebb and flow of immigration - it makes it a better place.
John Lydon
I never take any commitment lightly, and I certainly don’t take my wife lightly. I never did and I never will. That’s permanent. That’s true love.
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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 somehow hope - naïve though I may be, utopian, possibly - that my music has some kind of calming effect on the universe, that it's somehow beneficial to people.
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