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I'm aware of my songs. I'm aware of them because they're about true emotions, true feelings, things that matter.

John Lydon

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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
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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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