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Let's escape the past. The past didn't work. All we have is the future, and I'm the one who wrote no future for you! Don't let the irony be lost.

John Lydon

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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
Actor
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Television Presenter
Holloway
London
Johnny Rotten
John Joseph Lydon
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