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The day I run out of ideas is the day I stop making records.

John Lydon

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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
Actor
Guitarist
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Holloway
London
Johnny Rotten
John Joseph Lydon
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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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Rules are important, but they're temporary and they're always supposed to be changed.
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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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Maybe I'm a prehistoric monster by being an individual. It's highly likely. All I offer to others is their own individuality. Grab it!
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If anyone asks for your autograph they're showing you respect and give it back to them.
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