John Lydon Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : January 31, 1956 Browse All Authors Top 239 quotes by John Lydon If you are pissing people off, you know you are doing something right John Lydon ifs knows people When you talk like an asshole and look like an asshole, you're an asshole John Lydon attitude talking funny Freedom isn't to do what you want at somebody else's expense. John Lydon expenses what-you-want want Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? John Lydon pistols rotten feelings Punk became a circus didn't it? Everybody got it wrong. The message was supposed to be: Don't follow us, do what you want! John Lydon circus messages want When you come from desperate poverty, and that's exactly what I come from, you know that nonsenses are not to be tolerated. I'm not sure who gains from chaos, but I know it's not the poor folks in the council flats. The politics of vindictiveness is never, ever anything like a solution. John Lydon chaos poverty gains I'm very open about my politics. I don't believe in any political party at all, none of them. John Lydon political party believe You should never, ever be understood completely. That's like the kiss of death, isn't it? It's a full stop. I don't ever think you should put full stops on thoughts. They change. John Lydon kissing should thinking I have one major problem with the Internet: It's full of liars. John Lydon internet problem liars 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. I don't want to live in the Thunderdome with Mad Max. John Lydon bullying inspiration believe Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative. John Lydon rotten sometimes negative For me, the anarchy movement is hilarious. It's all under .org, which is of course government sponsored websites, and then they're all wearing corporate clothing from the Dr.Martin's to the back sacks and the cell phones, they're all flying around on corporate jets and using corporate highways. Very anarchistic! John Lydon phones cells government Move to Italy. I mean it: they know about living in debt; they don't care. I stayed out there for five months while I was making a film called 'Order Of Death,' and they've really got it sussed. Nice cars. Sharp suits. Great food. Stroll into work at 10. Lunch from 12 till three. Leave work at five. That's living! John Lydon nice mean moving Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman. John Lydon mean people thinking Let's escape the past. The past didn't work. All we have is the future, and I'm the one who wrote "no future for you!" Don't let the irony be lost. John Lydon irony lost past I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine. John Lydon amusement rotten music I think national pride leads to nothing but wars and hate. John Lydon hate pride war I'm just permanently agitated by everything and everyone. John Lydon Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises. John Lydon rotten noise love-is I cannot comprehend fundamentalism. It's fundamentally wrong. John Lydon fundamentalism Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriter All Authors
