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Singer-songwriter

John Lydon, known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, is a renowned British singer-songwriter. He is best known for his distinctive punk style and strong personality, being a founding member of the iconic punk band Sex Pistols. Lydon's music and statements have had a profound impact on the punk movement, and his career has been marked by innovation and change.

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“I somehow hope - naïve though I may be, utopian, possibly - that my music has some kind of calming effect on the universe, that it's somehow beneficial to people.”

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“The country you're born in is where your passport comes from. No, not according to Donald Trump! No, not at all. I resent that kind of extremism of any kind. Left wing, right wing. Anyway at all. Anything that judges other people so harshly and across the board stupidity-wise. I got no time for that.”

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“What I like or dislike in music is my internal affair. I never want an audience out there to be influenced because John said. I don't want to have to endure that kind of nonsense. I work for the art of the individual.”

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“I find Lady Gaga hilarious. And I kind of like her. My heart's warmed to her.”

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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 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 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.”

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“Some song ideas absolutely require a kind of rigid discipline, and others require absolute chaotic abandon. The form is only valid if you know how to un-form it. I don't mean to sound like an intellectual here!”

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“You need the past as a guideline. The history of music is a good basis, but to escape that stuff, that tortuous rulebook, you have to learn it first. It's kind of like religion - once you've written the Bible, that's it, move on.”

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“Any kind of history you read is basically the winning side telling you the others were bad.”

Kind Winning Sides

Book:Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs

Source: Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs

About the Author

Born: January 31, 1956
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 237

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