Some visualize the Pistols era in shades of black and white. It wasn't. Actually, the colors I envision are neon or army… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
I've always said, I thought the Sex Pistols was more Music Hall than anything else - because I think that really, more… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
[Replying to the question of the presenter: "where did the name "Sex Pistols" come from, who thought this name up?"] Some animal.… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
Rock n' roll is over, don't you get it? It lasted 25 years and now gets wiped out. The Sex Pistols were… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
I went to visit Alcatraz years ago when I was on tour with the Pistols, and I really liked the atmosphere of… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
My entire life, socially, was all around the Maggie era. That was the great challenge as a Sex Pistol was how to… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
Music is escapism from the grim realities of life. But then as soon as you escape into the music, from my point of view,… — John Lydon Copy Share
I'm not one for like soul-searching, sour fizzy moments. I come from the school of hard knocks, "f**king get on with it", that's it. — John Lydon Copy Share
All the things that you would have thought would have made me a professional A1 criminal... wrong. I decided that was too lazy and… — John Lydon Copy Share
Stroll into work at 10. Lunch from 12 till three. Leave work at five. That's living! — John Lydon Copy Share
I never wore a studded leather jacket, y'know. Ne-va! If I had had the money I wouldn't have spent it on shit like that. — John Lydon Copy Share
I've always strived to maintain a very healthy, friendly working situation, and lo and behold, it only took forty years, so the next sixty… — John Lydon Copy Share
A record company used to be a very good thing, but they ended up soul-destroyingly trapping people in the accounting department. And you couldn't… — John Lydon Copy Share
Destroy everything. That's all well and fine, but you got to offer something in it's place. Since I always have a point and purpose… — John Lydon Copy Share
For me people are people, without meaning to sound corny, it's a plain natural fact, music is a universal language and I've always known… — John Lydon Copy Share
I'm not great at dealing with death, I have to say. I find death very hard: my mum, my dad, Sid Vicious. I'm not… — John Lydon Copy Share
I always knew the Sixties wasn't a revolution. It really was just a bunch of university students with wealthy parents having fun. — John Lydon Copy Share
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