John Lydon
John Lydon
John Joseph Lydon, also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer of the late 1970's punk band The Sex Pistols, which lasted from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s. He is also the lead singer of post-punk band Public Image Ltd, which he founded and fronted from 1978 until 1993, and again since 2009...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth31 January 1956
dad heart scare
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 monster; I feel it and it scares me. One death at a time, please, is all my heart will bear.
moving writing always-trying
When I write, my brain moves faster than my hands so I'm always trying to picture things.
song thinking years
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.
thinking facts done
I've done no harm to no one. In fact, I think I've improved the world.
communist said
I've never said I'm a communist.
giving ifs autographs
If anyone asks for your autograph they're showing you respect and give it back to them.
media people should
People should never allow themselves to be dictated to by media.
pops pop-music
Pop music I have always loved best.
example fascists pops
Pop music I have always loved best. But the more extreme, fascist-led examples of the music business I tend to detest the most.
common-sense disposition ill
Situationism is a ludicrous proposition. It's ill-formed and it's perfectly French. That Gallic disposition towards common sense. L'Anarchie!
records nonsense contracts
The record companies fell apart - quite deservedly. Their corrupting, all-binding contract nonsense had to stop.
if-there-is-a-god brain limits
There are no limits to where our brains can take us. We are, if there be a God, God's gracious creation.
brother feelings four
When you grew up like me and my four brothers, you end up feeling somewhat inadequate, like somehow you don't count.
country greek lollipop
'Lollipop Opera' is the backdrop to Finsbury Park. A place that is very thriving, interracial and lot of music stores, Greek, Turkish, all sorts of immigrant music. It's utter Englishness. It blends the Jamaicans, the Irish. It's like what Jim Reeves did with American country music.