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
dog needs want
We need wealthy dogs off the seats of power. They're taking us back to feudalism and I really don't want that. But I'm very far from being a socialist.
men atheism satanism
I like lime-flavoured yoghurt. The end. There is no religion. It’s a man-made fabrication. Once you understand that, you’ll be a happier individual. Atheism is as pointless as satanism.
sex animal names
[Replying to the question of the presenter: "where did the name "Sex Pistols" come from, who thought this name up?"] Some animal. I can't remember. It doesn't matter. It's history.
party want world
I could never be a member of a single party. I want the best of all worlds, thank you.
circus messages want
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!
taken bipolar asylums
Being born into the Royal Family is like being born into a mental asylum. Marrying into it is not something to be taken lightly.
winning sides kind
Any kind of history you read is basically the winning side telling you the others were bad.
fundamentalism
I cannot comprehend fundamentalism. It's fundamentally wrong.
hippie despised
I've always despised the hippies.
song rap years
I'm not blowing my own trumpet here, but I made a rap song 20 years ago with Afrika Bambaataa.
work-out world reason
You never know how things will work out. After all the bad reasons in the world, some good came out.
song writing easy
I love pop music. It's not easy to write a good pop song.
intelligent dolphins fishes
If dolphins are so intelligent, how come they ain't got Walkmans?
song desire able
I'm not able to tell you what the best song is yet, because there's more to come. I feel that in me. I can still feel the burning energy and the desire to create and create and create.