81 John Lydon Quotes for You to Enjoy

John Lydon

English Musician

Born: Jan 31, 1956

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I've helped launch 49 careers - those that have been in PiL. To me, they are my babies; whatever they get up to, they know I love them. They've been living in my pockets, and they should show more gratitude. John Lydon

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I've always said, I thought the Sex Pistols was more Music Hall than anything else - because I think that really, more truths are said in humour than any other form. John Lydon

Words cannot express quite a lot of feelings, whereas a noise or tone or drone or sound, an accordion falling down a staircase, can somehow capture an emotion much better. John Lydon

I'm sort of of the belief that people kill themselves from the inside out. When they're unhappy with what they're doing, or not achieving things - when your focus is off-kilter. The thing that keeps me ticking is my values. And I maintain them, because they're worthy. I like to wake up and feel I've done no wrong. I like that feeling. John Lydon

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If you ever want to know why I'm not on a record label, look at 'The X Factor!' Honestly, of all the people that strive to break barriers in music and do good things and write great lyrics, not one of them would ever pass the first round on any of these competitions. John Lydon

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I don't like the monikers, and I don't like being pigeonholed. You know, I'm a human being. John Lydon

You Human Being Like Know Pigeonholed Human Being

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

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I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine. John Lydon

You Mine Your Here Amusement

It's a repressive society where you can't be horrible, I'm not horrible, they made me horrible, I'm just honest. John Lydon

Me You Made Society Horrible Just Where Repressive Honest

Situationism is a ludicrous proposition. It's ill-formed and it's perfectly French. That Gallic disposition towards common sense. L'Anarchie! John Lydon

Sense Disposition Proposition Perfectly Towards French Common Common Sense Ludicrous

My words are my bullets. John Lydon

Words Bullets

Oscar Wilde turned the world upside down and was able to laugh at it, and hopefully by the time I'm 120 and worn out, that's what I will achieve. I love being alive so much. John Lydon

I went to visit Alcatraz years ago when I was on tour with the Pistols, and I really liked the atmosphere of the place. I genuinely, really, thoroughly enjoyed the whole morning there. I just liked the quietness and stillness of what is basically a cruel prison complex. I still found some kind of joy in that. That's how I am. John Lydon

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