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
process humans human-beings
As a human being, I'm work in process.
media reputation creation
My reputation is a media creation.
lunch nice-cars three
Stroll into work at 10. Lunch from 12 till three. Leave work at five. That's living!
important changed temporary
Rules are important, but they're temporary and they're always supposed to be changed.
thinking rocks rock-n-roll
I don't think there's any such thing as rock n' roll anymore - it's an amalgamation of business interests.
band green punk
I never thought of Green Day as a punk band. Just bubblegum, really.
dog lap rotten
I'm no one's lap dog, you can't put me on a leash.
singers faces world
Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything.
love dog feels
Love is what you feel for a dog or a pussycat. It doesn't apply to humans.
book joy my-one-and-only
Books are like my one and only joy.
humans human-beings knows
I don't like the monikers, and I don't like being pigeonholed. You know, I'm a human being.
song writing fake
I love pop music. It's not easy to write a good pop song. It may be easier to put out a fake jazz album, as Sting does from time to time.
america giving chance
If you give me the chance, I'll destroy America for you.
choices want lifestyle
Me, as a human, I never want to take away another human being's choices or lifestyles or anything.