John Lydon Quotes - Page 9

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• I don't release records to be anything but enjoyable.

  John Lydon

  Records, Release, Enjoyable

  "This is my Britain. Our Britain. Not some German tourist's" by Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. May 16, 2002.

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• I keep falling off the edge of the stage because I can't see it. I can't see my wrinkles in the mirror either, though.

  John Lydon

  Fall, Wrinkles, Mirrors

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• I like America's diversity and its landscapes.

  John Lydon

  America, Diversity, Landscape

  "76 minutes with ... John Lydon". Interview with Dave Simpson, www.theguardian.com. May 31, 2012.

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• I think there's something basically wrong with the general public that they do need their icons.

  John Lydon

  Thinking, Icons, Needs

  John Lydon, Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman (2014). “Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs”, p.107, Picador

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• I'd rather give up my ears than my eyes, which might sound unusual for a musician.

  John Lydon

  Giving Up, Eye, Musician

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• Music is a simulation of something, but language is the greatest thing we possess.

  John Lydon

  Language, Simulation, Music Is

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• My words are my bullets.

  John Lydon

  Bullets

  "Anger is an Energy book: Our John Lydon Interview by Vienna Famous". Interview With Vienna Famous, www.fluxmagazine.com. November 6, 2014.

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• Pop music I have always loved best.

  John Lydon

  Pops, Pop Music

  "Johnny Rotten Praises Battling Bands, Trashes Internet Liars". Interview With Eliot Van Buskirk, www.wired.com. September 3, 2007.

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• There are no limits to where our brains can take us. We are, if there be a God, God's gracious creation.

  John Lydon

  If There Is A God, Brain, Limits

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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.

  John Lydon

  Birthday, Kids, Cake

  "76 minutes with ... John Lydon". Interview with Dave Simpson, www.theguardian.com. May 31, 2012.

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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.

  John Lydon

  Suffering, Wicked, Goes On

  "John Lydon: 'I'm fat, I'm 50 and I'm back'" by Olga Craig, www.telegraph.co.uk. June 1, 2008.

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• Periods of inactivity, I don't know such things. I'm consistently writing. My life is busy. It always is. There are hardly any moments for self-indulgent laziness.

  John Lydon

  Writing, Self, Laziness

  Interview With Jason Heller, music.avclub.com. April 6, 2010.

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• You know, I've been to some superstars' houses, and I've been really disgusted when I see their platinum discs hanging in the toilet. They're just there on the walls glaring at you when you're trying to be occupied with other things.

  John Lydon

  Wall, House, Trying

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• Any new ideas go into PiL. My inspiration is everything that the human being gets up to. I don't listen to any music when I'm in PiL-zone, because influences can poison your well. Otherwise, I listen to anything.

  John Lydon

  Inspiration, Ideas, Poison

  "76 minutes with ... John Lydon". Interview with Dave Simpson, www.theguardian.com. May 31, 2012.

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• I don't believe in pets. I like animals to be wild and free. But I can sit and watch an ant run up and down the floor for hours. I use a magnifying glass to look at the beautiful shape of the thing.

  John Lydon

  Beautiful, Running, Believe

  "76 minutes with ... John Lydon". Interview with Dave Simpson, www.theguardian.com. May 31, 2012.

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• I was brought up and raised in Britain as a Labour man, and that quickly changed. And I find there are more working-class people in the Conservative Party than the Labour party.

  John Lydon

  Party, Men, Class

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• For me, the best rock is not what you play - it's what you're not playing.

  John Lydon

  Rocks, Play

  "John Lydon: 'PiL comeback is refreshing'" by Mayer Nissim, www.digitalspy.com. September 7, 2009.

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• Anyone who's parading under a $100,00-plus video is not free from corporate. That's just the MTV advertising agency. I find them all to be just a bit of a sham.

  John Lydon

  Agency, Mtv, Video

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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."

  John Lydon

  Black And White, Army, Color

  John Lydon, Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman (2014). “Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs”, p.113, Picador

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• Maybe I'm a prehistoric monster by being an individual. It's highly likely. All I offer to others is their own individuality. Grab it!

  John Lydon

  Individuality, Monsters, Offers

  John Lydon, Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman (2014). “Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs”, p.318, Picador

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• The way the music industry is now geared, it's fewer accolades towards new and upcoming acts. New bands offer bright creativity. It's a set format. A venue would rather hire a DJ than a band, and that's a problem.

  John Lydon

  Creativity, Band, Way

  Source: www.axs.com

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• A healthy mind can live in an unhealthy body.

  John Lydon

  Healthy, Mind, Body

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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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?".

  John Lydon

  School, Years, Glory

  Source: mojo20.com

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• I don't mind dancing the robot if the chemicals are ok, but beyond that the robot will not pull my strings.

  John Lydon

  Dancing, Mind, Robots

  Source: mojo20.com

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• That's where money comes from, you work hard and you earn and then you spend it on correct things, and Public Image is a correct thing.

  John Lydon

  Hard Work, Public Image, Hard

  Source: www.chicagotribune.com

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