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I don't like walking in the street and seeing 30,000 copies of myself.

John Lydon

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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
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When you grew up like me and my four brothers, you end up feeling somewhat inadequate, like somehow you don't count.
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U2 - that's a band that never should have existed. There's no life experience in any of their songs.
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If you are pissing people off, you know you are doing something right
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