English - Musician | January 31, 1956 -
I had an Irish Catholic education. Horrible nuns, vindictive and cruel.
John Lydon
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I'd rather give up my ears than my eyes, which might sound unusual for a musician.
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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.
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I applaud the effort it takes to put a record together.
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Over the years, during television interviews, whenever the host or the reviewer or whoever gets cynical and nasty with me, I will behave accordingly. I will defend myself.
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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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I have a sensible set of values that tell me to never lie.
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I've always despised the hippies.
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Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything.
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Books are like my one and only joy.
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Music is a simulation of something, but language is the greatest thing we possess.
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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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