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" I've been asked over the years to compile a list of desert-island discs. I couldn't do that. If I was trapped on a desert island, I don't think I'd want 10 songs to bring with me. "

John Lydon

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" I never wore a studded leather jacket, y'know. Ne-va! "

" If my leg falls off, I'll get a prosthetic. There'd be no deep sadness about. I'd just get on with it! It's called life, and I love life. You have to be positive, and you have to crack on no matter what. "

" I love pop music. It's not easy to write a good pop song. "

" The so-called alleged 'art' of the video - well, the video has killed the radio star, but the video star killed the live musician, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. "

" Music is a simulation of something, but language is the greatest thing we possess. "

" I hate the technological rip-offs that pass for music formats these days, and go back to vinyl to hear a good record because the sound is always so much fuller. I don't even like listening to music in the car. "

" The record companies fell apart - quite deservedly. Their corrupting, all-binding contract nonsense had to stop. "

" I've never said I'm a communist. "

" There's no harm in me. Really, I'm just a big kid. "

" I don't release records to be anything but enjoyable. "

" If you have something to say then you want someone to pay attention or at least to have the opportunity for them to tell you to shut up and go away. "

" Until I see an Arab country, a Muslim country, with a democracy, I won't understand how anyone can have a problem with how they're treated. "

" I don't tolerate liars. When somebody lies to me, that's really, like, just unbearable. "

" As a young concert-going person, I was never enamoured with celebrities who would walk out to feature in certain songs and then walk off. "

" I don't like the monikers, and I don't like being pigeonholed. You know, I'm a human being. "

" Live music is healthy. "

" As a human being, I'm work in process. "

" I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine. "

" Look, if the Situationists achieved what they wanted, they would be very unhappy and they would have to be Situationists all over again. It's a never-ending process. "

" I find Lady Gaga hilarious. And I kind of like her. My heart's warmed to her. "

" Remaining childish is a tremendous state of innocence. "

" I'd rather give up my ears than my eyes, which might sound unusual for a musician. "

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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 always knew the Sixties wasn't a revolution. It really was just a bunch of university students with wealthy parents having fun. "

" I'm not blowing my own trumpet here, but I made a rap song 20 years ago with Afrika Bambaataa. "

" You know, I've been to some superstars' houses, and I've been really disgusted when I see their platinum discs hanging in the toilet. They're just there on the walls glaring at you when you're trying to be occupied with other things. "

" Obama's dense as a doorbell; not much going on up there - it's a wooden top. "

" The only good political movement I've seen lately was Occupy Wall Street. They had no leaders, which was genius. But unfortunately it always ends up with some hippy playing a flute. "