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
forgiveness razors turn-the-other-cheek
Turn the other cheek too often and you get a razor through it.
biggest-fear
My biggest fear is mindlessly and stupidly repeating myself.
school years names
Dummy Dum Dum was my nickname for years at school. I was the strange one of the family, the one who couldn't remember his name.
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.
commitment wife my-wife
I never take any commitment lightly, and I certainly don't take my wife lightly. I never did and I never will. That's permanent. That's true love.
language simulation music-is
Music is a simulation of something, but language is the greatest thing we possess.
bullets
My words are my bullets.
beautiful army free-education
One of the most beautiful things about Britain, apart from the NHS and the free education, is the British Army.
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.
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.
school character kids
If you were to look back at me as a school kid you'd see a very quiet little church mouse kind of character.
wicked goes-on gigs
I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig.