---
title: "2 Johnny Rotten Quotes - (Johnny Rotten in his own words)"
description: "John Joseph Lydon, also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter, author, and television personality."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-johnny-rotten-52641.jpg"
---

![Portrait of Johnny Rotten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-johnny-rotten-52641.jpg)

# Johnny Rotten

 **2** quotes in **1** categories

Rate this collection:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★   No ratings yet

John Joseph Lydon, also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter, author, and television personality.

## Quick Facts About Johnny Rotten

Notable works Johnny Rotten in his own words

## About Johnny Rotten

John Joseph Lydon, also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. He was the lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, which was active from 1975 to 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s. He is also the lead vocalist and the only consistent member of post-punk band Public Image Ltd (PiL), which he founded and fronted from 1978 until 1993, and again since 2009.

##  Quotes by Johnny Rotten

> [ \[on his former manager, Malcolm McLaren\] Let's just say that if Malcolm breathes, it's too much for me to stomach. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-rotten/on-his-former-manager-malcolm-mclaren-let-s-just-say-that-if-malcolm/)

Johnny Rotten

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/johnny-rotten-101626_breathes_on-his-former-manager-malcolm-mclaren-le_44357.jpg)

> [ \[on being attacked in a parking lot\] While I was being pounded to pieces, I was just thinking, 'Hell...oh, this is just… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-rotten/on-being-attacked-in-a-parking-lot-while-i-was-being-pounded-to/)

Johnny Rotten

[Absurd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absurd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e95/johnny-rotten-101626_absurd_on-being-attacked-in-a-parking-lot-while_2625974.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-rotten/#itemlist",
            "name": "Johnny Rotten Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "[on his former manager, Malcolm McLaren] Let's just say that if Malcolm breathes, it's too much for me to stomach.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Johnny Rotten"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-rotten/on-his-former-manager-malcolm-mclaren-let-s-just-say-that-if-malcolm/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/johnny-rotten-101626_breathes_on-his-former-manager-malcolm-mclaren-le_44357.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/johnny-rotten-101626_breathes_on-his-former-manager-malcolm-mclaren-le_44357.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/johnny-rotten-101626_breathes_on-his-former-manager-malcolm-mclaren-le_44357.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“[on his former manager, Malcolm McLaren] Let's just say that if Malcolm breathes, it's too much for me to…” — Johnny Rotten",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "[on being attacked in a parking lot] While I was being pounded to pieces, I was just thinking, 'Hell...oh, this is just so absurd.' You have to laugh because it's so...where do they come from?",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Johnny Rotten"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-rotten/on-being-attacked-in-a-parking-lot-while-i-was-being-pounded-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e95/johnny-rotten-101626_absurd_on-being-attacked-in-a-parking-lot-while_2625974.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e95/johnny-rotten-101626_absurd_on-being-attacked-in-a-parking-lot-while_2625974.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e95/johnny-rotten-101626_absurd_on-being-attacked-in-a-parking-lot-while_2625974.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“[on being attacked in a parking lot] While I was being pounded to pieces, I was just thinking, 'Hell...oh…” — Johnny Rotten",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-rotten/#person",
            "name": "Johnny Rotten",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-rotten/",
            "image": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-johnny-rotten-52641.jpg"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ProfilePage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-rotten/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-rotten/",
            "name": "Johnny Rotten",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-rotten/#person"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/johnny-rotten-101626_breathes_on-his-former-manager-malcolm-mclaren-le_44357.jpg"
            },
            "description": "John Joseph Lydon, also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter, author, and television personality.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-rotten/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-rotten/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Authors",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/authors/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Johnny Rotten",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-rotten/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```