John Joseph Lydon Quotes
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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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I don't release records to be anything but enjoyable.
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If you give me the chance, I'll destroy America for you.
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You'd have to be daft as a brush to say you didn't like Pink Floyd.
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Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises.
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If you were to look back at me as a school kid you'd see a very quiet little church mouse kind of character.
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I was a very sickly boy when I was young; nearly died when I was 7. I had a life-threatening attack of meningitis, and that put me in a coma for a few months. It took me four years to get my memory back.
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Move to Italy. I mean it: they know about living in debt; they don't care. I stayed out there for five months while I was making a film called 'Order Of Death,' and they've really got it sussed. Nice cars. Sharp suits. Great food. Stroll into work at 10. Lunch from 12 till three. Leave work at five. That's living!
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You have moments of grief in life, and if you can put pen to paper and capture that, that's something wonderful. I can revisit actual songs about past deaths, and I know that emotion is as true now as it was then.
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Look, if the Situationists achieved what they wanted, they would be very unhappy and they would have to be Situationists all over again. It's a never-ending process.
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If you have something to say then you want someone to pay attention or at least to have the opportunity for them to tell you to shut up and go away.
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You can always wake up on the wrong side of the bed and, boo-hiss, everyone suffers. We can all be temperamental.
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I love America. I love Americans.
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I mean, the genuine roots of culture is folk music.
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If I'm left to my own devices, I will be tempted to make the most unlistenable music possible.
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I love a bit of flag-waving.
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One of the most beautiful things about Britain, apart from the NHS and the free education, is the British Army.
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I love American ski resorts because they're open to everyone, are not incredibly expensive. They're not snobby and you can have fun all day long on the most excellent mountains.
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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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I had an Irish Catholic education. Horrible nuns, vindictive and cruel.
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You're made to feel ugly, and I made ugly beautiful. Just by sheer persistence. Nobody has the right to say that I am ugly, and I will not be a professional victim, you know. Sorry!
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I've created several musical trends, really. That's not because I'm so far out and fabulous. It's because most bands have no ideas of their own. They're so desperate they'll grab at any old straw.
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People don't like other poor people, and rather than blame the people that make you all poor, you blame each other.
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I don't like the monikers, and I don't like being pigeonholed. You know, I'm a human being.