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You'll find that empty vessels make the most sound.

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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
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I love conversation and the sharing of different thoughts and philosophies. That kind of stuff always makes me happy. I don't mind interviews, either - I like doing them.
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All the things that you would have thought would have made me a professional A1 criminal... wrong. I decided that was too lazy and easy, and because of the way British society is, quite frankly you were denied an education, so I got one of my own.
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I think national pride leads to nothing but wars and hate.
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Books are like my one and only joy.
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Rules are important, but they're temporary and they're always supposed to be changed.
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I hate death it takes people away from you. You're left feeling rudderless.
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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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I'm not blowing my own trumpet here, but I made a rap song 20 years ago with Afrika Bambaataa.
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I'm not limited to categories or genres. Anything human beings come up with fascinates me. If a three-legged idiot like me can dance to it, then that's all well and fine.
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My way of thinking as I approach any human being on this planet is, 'What are you doing now?' That's what interests me. I don't come at anybody with a whole bunch of assumptions.
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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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There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them.
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There are some Rolling Stones songs that are just stunners.
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I come from the school of do it yourself mate. Unfortunately over the years there's been quite a few of, Can you do it for us Johnny, so we can grab all your glory?.
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I never thought of Green Day as a punk band. Just bubblegum, really.
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Having a birthday cake squashed into your face by young kids? Delicious. I always don a Santa suit at Christmas. Remaining childish is a tremendous state of innocence.
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Don't accept the old order. Get rid of it.
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For a gun-toting nation, Americans are surprisingly passive.
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Some visualize the Pistols era in shades of black and white. It wasn't. Actually, the colors I envision are neon or army dirt green with fluorescent pink--anything that would annoy.
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I've never told anyone this. But I suffer from terrible stage fright. True. You can't tell though, can you? Unbelievable, the panic. I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig. It'd make me vomit.
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