John Lydon

It's nice to be irritated. It's a very joyous thing.

— John Lydon

I don't tolerate liars. When somebody lies to me, that's really, like, just unbearable.

— John Lydon

It's quite clear to me I'm not a sexist and I'm not a misogynist.

— John Lydon

Fucking ignore the system, use it when it suits you.

— John Lydon

There are some Rolling Stones songs that are just stunners.

— John Lydon

You'd have to be daft as a brush to say you didn't like Pink Floyd.

— John Lydon

When you talk like an asshole and look like an asshole, you're an asshole

— John Lydon

I hate death; it takes people away from you. You're left feeling rudderless.

— John Lydon

When I write, my brain moves faster than my hands so I'm always trying to picture things.

— John Lydon

If you were to look back at me as a school kid you'd see a very quiet little church mouse kind of…

— John Lydon

I've turned arrogance into an artform, where it's so absurd that it becomes comedy. But I've never done anything to hurt anybody…

— John Lydon

The so-called alleged 'art' of the video - well, the video has killed the radio star, but the video star killed the…

— John Lydon

There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them.

— John Lydon

I don't need a Rolls-Royce, I don't need a house in the country, I don't need to live in the south of…

— John Lydon

The record companies fell apart - quite deservedly. Their corrupting, all-binding contract nonsense had to stop.

— John Lydon

Analog, electronic, whatever it happens to be, I simply love and adore literally every aspect of making music.

— John Lydon

'Lollipop Opera' is the backdrop to Finsbury Park. A place that is very thriving, interracial and lot of music stores, Greek, Turkish,…

— John Lydon

They take your soul away. They take your brains away. They don't let you have an opinion that's different from theirs. You've…

— John Lydon

Listen, you know this: If there's not a rebellious youth culture, there's no culture at all. It's absolutely essential. It is the…

— John Lydon

I've created several musical trends, really. That's not because I'm so far out and fabulous. It's because most bands have no ideas…

— John Lydon

I'm 100% proud of the TV work I achieved. The work I did on shows on insects and Great White sharks... stuff…

— John Lydon

The way the music industry is now geared, it's fewer accolades towards new and upcoming acts. New bands offer bright creativity. It's…

— John Lydon

What goes on in the world and who's defining what is right or wrong in anything? Is there a place in any…

— John Lydon

If my leg falls off, I'll get a prosthetic. There'd be no deep sadness about. I'd just get on with it! It's…

— John Lydon

There's no harm in me. Really, I'm just a big kid.

— John Lydon

At the time we should have been tightest, we couldn't have been looser.

— John Lydon

I had an Irish Catholic education. Horrible nuns, vindictive and cruel.

— John Lydon

I think national pride leads to nothing but wars and hate.

— John Lydon

I have one major problem with the Internet: It's full of liars.

— John Lydon

Remaining childish is a tremendous state of innocence.

— John Lydon

Obama's dense as a doorbell; not much going on up there - it's a wooden top.

— John Lydon

I have a sensible set of values that tell me to never lie.

— John Lydon

I always find the mirror in the dressing room is where the best artists are.

— John Lydon

I do use my music to entertain myself, as indeed I use other people's music.

— John Lydon

I get tired of people screamin' at me! Stop it!

— John Lydon

This is a very difficult thing to remain independent and persistent.

— John Lydon

Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman.

— John Lydon

My inspiration is everything that the human being gets up to.

— John Lydon

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

— John Lydon

Freedom isn't to do what you want at somebody else's expense.

— John Lydon