I applaud the effort it takes to put a record together. John Lydon More Quotes by John Lydon More Quotes From John Lydon I've always said, I thought the Sex Pistols was more Music Hall than anything else - because I think that really, more truths are said in humour than any other form. John Lydon pistolssexthinking I don't listen to music. I hate music. John Lydon i-hatemusichate You need the past as a guideline. The history of music is a good basis, but to escape that stuff, that tortuous rulebook, you have to learn it first. It's kind of like religion - once you've written the Bible, that's it, move on. John Lydon stuffpastmoving One of the most beautiful things about Britain, apart from the NHS and the free education, is the British Army. John Lydon free-educationarmybeautiful It's nice to be a part of history but people should get it right. I may not be perfect, but I'm bloody close. John Lydon may-not-be-perfectnicepeople Love is two minutes and fifty-two seconds of squishy sounds. John Lydon soundlovetwo Do not stand in the middle, go to the right or to the left. John Lydon rottenleftmiddle 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 epicwritingsong I'm not going to pontificate and tell you to execute your government at dawn, but it wouldn't be a bad idea. John Lydon libertygovernmentideas I've been asked over the years to compile a list of desert-island discs. I couldn't do that. If I was trapped on a desert island, I don't think I'd want 10 songs to bring with me. John Lydon islandssongthinking 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 of their own. They're so desperate they'll grab at any old straw. John Lydon fabulousmusicalideas It's volatile, the marriage. Which one isn't? Nothing better than a good, full-on row. Get it all out. Say rude and nasty things. And then be sorry. Genuinely sorry, afterwards. John Lydon rudenastysorry If you ever want to know why I'm not on a record label, look at 'The X Factor!' Honestly, of all the people that strive to break barriers in music and do good things and write great lyrics, not one of them would ever pass the first round on any of these competitions. John Lydon competitionwritingpeople For me, the best rock is not what you play - it's what you're not playing. John Lydon rocksplay We're Sex Pistols, we ain't fake. John Lydon pistolsfakesex I've had great pleasure meeting the likes of Newt Gingrich and having a chat with the fellow on a staircase. I found him completely dishonest and totally likeable, because he doesn't care! He knows what a politician is, and he's a perfect embodiment of one. John Lydon embodimentcareperfect For me people are people, without meaning to sound corny, it's a plain natural fact, music is a universal language and I've always known that and observed that and treated music with great respect accordingly. John Lydon soundfactspeople The greatest achievement of my life is enduring a disease that nearly killed me. I came out of it a better person. It's my one great accomplishment - more so than anything else I've done. John Lydon achievementaccomplishmentdisease A healthy mind can live in an unhealthy body. John Lydon healthybodymind Every single lyric I've ever written I meant. John Lydon written
