All John Lydon Quotes
- I don't like the monikers, and I don't like being pigeonholed. You know, I'm a human being. Funny
- I love pop music. It's not easy to write a good pop song. It may be easier to put out a fake jazz album, as… Album
- Dummy Dum Dum was my nickname for years at school. I was the strange one of the family, the one who couldn't remember his name. Dum Dum
- I think national pride leads to nothing but wars and hate. Hate
- I've always despised the hippies. Always Despised
- I love books, and all the best ones are people analysing their own emotions. You can learn from that. All
- You can always wake up on the wrong side of the bed and, boo-hiss, everyone suffers. We can all be temperamental. All
- I have values. But morals are Christian. There's no religion here. Values. Don't hurt when you don't need to, but don't let anybody step over… Anybody
- I hate death; it takes people away from you. You're left feeling rudderless. Death
- Me, as a human, I never want to take away another human being's choices or lifestyles or anything. Another Human
- If you give me the chance, I'll destroy America for you. America
- Anyone who's parading under a $100,00-plus video is not free from corporate. That's just the MTV advertising agency. I find them all to be just… Advertising
- I'd love to have been born into a wealthy family. I might have turned out even more marvellous than I am now... Been
- I'm very open about my politics. I don't believe in any political party at all, none of them. All
- I don't believe in anarchy, because it will ultimately amount to the power of the bully, with weapons. Gandhi is my life's inspiration: passive resistance.… Amount
- I don't believe in pets. I like animals to be wild and free. But I can sit and watch an ant run up and down… Animal
- I hate the technological rip-offs that pass for music formats these days, and go back to vinyl to hear a good record because the sound… Car
- I love boating - not flash, 'noisy go fast' nonsense, but the general relaxation of it. My wife and I love to get in our… Best
- 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 -… Always Makes
- I showed what I can do with butter, right? Eighty-five percent increase in sales. I'm very proud of them Country Life ads. They were funny… Ads
- I wanted to wear the most impenetrable suit of armour ever known to mankind. 'Hello, Mr. Rotten...' You can't say anything about me. You can't… Any
- I was brought up and raised in Britain as a Labour man, and that quickly changed. And I find there are more working-class people in… Britain
- 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… Ago
- I'm 100% proud of the TV work I achieved. The work I did on shows on insects and Great White sharks... stuff that's in school… Achieved
- 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 a… All