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
want honest being-honest
Do what I want, be honest to myself and then it would do good for others, that's all, full on.
order rotten accepting
Don't accept the old order. Get rid of it.
written
Every single lyric I've ever written I meant.
gun passive nations
For a gun-toting nation, Americans are surprisingly passive.
records release enjoyable
I don't release records to be anything but enjoyable.
war gay black
It's a loser's emblem (swastika), because the Nazis lost the war. It's ridiculous to suggest we are involved with fascists. All my best friends are black, gay, Irish or criminals.
ideas culture essentials
Listen, you know this: If there's not a rebellious youth culture, there's no culture at all. It's absolutely essential. It is the future. This is what we're supposed to do as a species, is advance ideas.
honest concepts hard
Americans being upright and forthright and honest and true to themselves is a very hard concept.
art should-have humanity
Art should be life. It's an imitation of life. It should have some humanity in it.
black-and-white army color
Some visualize the Pistols era in shades of black and white. It wasn't. Actually, the colors I envision are neon or army dirt green with fluorescent pink--anything that would annoy."
silly leather-jackets competition
Punks in their silly leather jackets are a cliché. I have never liked the term and have never discussed it. I just got on with it and got out of it when it became a competition.
sex silly people
What do you have to do to get people to take an interest? I'm not going to go out and cause a silly sex scandal just to sell a record!
lying fantasy should
I have no time for lies and fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die...
dying rotten glorious
There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it.