Johnny rotten Quote by Henry Rollins

Every time I met any of my heroes I was disappointed - the exception was Joe Strummer, who was like an uncle to me.

— Manu Chao

I guess my guitar heroes shifted from people like Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix to people like Johnny Marr or John Squire.

— Tad Kubler

Bill Burr, Freddy Soto, Joe Rogan, Tom Segura... those people influenced me a lot more than any of the older guys like Richard Pryor.

— Ari Shaffir

“He (Joe Strummer) was one of the great English rock stars, bold and influential beyond reckoning. We could do with another one like him,…

— David Sinclair

“There was an intelligence about him (Joe Strummer) that allowed his band to change and evolve, just as Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols…

— Tony Parsons

I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up. I was in a comedy team called Red Johnny And The Round Guy.

— John DiMaggio

Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.

— Keith Richards

I knew Joe Strummer back in the days before he formed the Clash.

— Keith Allen

I was a youngster looking up to dudes like Vicky McClure, Joe Dempsie and Michael Socha - in fact, he was a big influence…

— Jack O'Connell

Ricky Gervais changed our lives. And Mitch Hedberg, who we're like, "Oh, that's funny to me on a level I don't think I understand.…

— Keegan-Michael Key

I thought Eddie Redmayne portrayed me very well... At times I thought he was me.

— Stephen Hawking

Greg Ginn was certainly a huge influence on my guitar playing. I put him up there with people like Eddie Van Halen. Eddie Van…

— Buzz Osborne