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" I think there's something basically wrong with the general public that they do need their icons. "
John Lydon
Think
Something
General
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" There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them. "
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" 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. "
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" If you give me the chance, I'll destroy America for you. "
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" Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman. "
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" If I'm left to my own devices, I will be tempted to make the most unlistenable music possible. "
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" U2 - that's a band that never should have existed. There's no life experience in any of their songs. "
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" I've done no harm to no one. In fact, I think I've improved the world. "
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" My way of thinking as I approach any human being on this planet is, 'What are you doing now?' That's what interests me. I don't come at anybody with a whole bunch of assumptions. "
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" I don't think there's any such thing as rock n' roll anymore - it's an amalgamation of business interests. "
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" There's no harm in me. Really, I'm just a big kid. "
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" I don't like the monikers, and I don't like being pigeonholed. You know, I'm a human being. "
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" I always knew the Sixties wasn't a revolution. It really was just a bunch of university students with wealthy parents having fun. "
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" I never thought of Green Day as a punk band. Just bubblegum, really. "
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Thought
Band
" My biggest fear is mindlessly and stupidly repeating myself. "
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Myself
" The real color of my hair is mouse. I always want to be ginger, which I was when I was born, or blond, because I live in L.A., and I want to look like I go surfing without any physical effort. "
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Color
Born
" I could never be a member of a single party. I want the best of all worlds, thank you. "
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You
Never
" There are no limits to where our brains can take us. We are, if there be a God, God's gracious creation. "
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Limits
God
" Any new ideas go into PiL. My inspiration is everything that the human being gets up to. I don't listen to any music when I'm in PiL-zone, because influences can poison your well. Otherwise, I listen to anything. "
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" I always find the mirror in the dressing room is where the best artists are. "
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Best
Dressing
Find
" I like crazy people, especially those who don't see the risk. "
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People
Crazy
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" Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises. "
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Love
Minutes
" I showed what I can do with butter, right? Eighty-five percent increase in sales. I'm very proud of them Country Life ads. They were funny and clever and classy like the Toblerone ads I grew up with. "
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" Being born into the Royal Family is like being born into a mental asylum. Marrying into it is not something to be taken lightly. "
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