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" One of the most beautiful things about Britain, apart from the NHS and the free education, is the British Army. "
John Lydon
Education
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Things
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" There's no harm in me. Really, I'm just a big kid. "
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" You have moments of grief in life, and if you can put pen to paper and capture that, that's something wonderful. I can revisit actual songs about past deaths, and I know that emotion is as true now as it was then. "
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" People don't like other poor people, and rather than blame the people that make you all poor, you blame each other. "
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" Americans being upright and forthright and honest and true to themselves is a very hard concept. "
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" I have a sensible set of values that tell me to never lie. "
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" I'm no one's lap dog, you can't put me on a leash. "
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" I've always said, I thought the Sex Pistols was more Music Hall than anything else - because I think that really, more truths are said in humour than any other form. "
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" It's no good being nice and young and naive. There's no good in that at all. You've got to do it all yourself, and you've gotta learn quick. And you can't look for sympathy either. "
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" Analog, electronic, whatever it happens to be, I simply love and adore literally every aspect of making music. "
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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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Roll
Interests
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" I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine. "
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" I love being alive so much. When you come out of comas in your childhood, every moment awake is a joyous occasion. "
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" When I write, my brain moves faster than my hands so I'm always trying to picture things. "
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Always
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" The record companies fell apart - quite deservedly. Their corrupting, all-binding contract nonsense had to stop. "
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Contract
Companies
Nonsense
" I like crazy people, especially those who don't see the risk. "
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" Books are like my one and only joy. "
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" I never wore a studded leather jacket, y'know. Ne-va! "
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Leather
" I've done no harm to no one. In fact, I think I've improved the world. "
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World
Done
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" When you grew up like me and my four brothers, you end up feeling somewhat inadequate, like somehow you don't count. I was very ill as a child and in and out of hospital. That sort of alienates you, and in my songs I put that to good use. "
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" Periods of inactivity, I don't know such things. I'm consistently writing. My life is busy. It always is. There are hardly any moments for self-indulgent laziness. "
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Life
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Busy
" A record company used to be a very good thing, but they ended up soul-destroyingly trapping people in the accounting department. And you couldn't get any further, and the heads of each department were changing all the time, so you couldn't have any permanent relationship within the corporation. "
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Good
You
Relationship
" Heaven is on this earth. There are no angels on the clouds with twanging harps... That's just another man's fantasy. "
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Just
Man
Heaven
" I think national pride leads to nothing but wars and hate. "
John Lydon
Hate
Nothing
I Think
" I love American ski resorts because they're open to everyone, are not incredibly expensive. They're not snobby and you can have fun all day long on the most excellent mountains. "
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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. "
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" Punk was never about one particular clean-cut imagery... it's about many, many individuals coming very loosely together. "
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Never
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Punk
" No matter what you experience in life, it incorporates political tendencies, and in so many ways. "
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" I'm not this callous clown walking around laughing at life all the time. I've had some serious, serious problems in my life. But I've come out with a smile. "
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Life
Smile
" I find Lady Gaga hilarious. And I kind of like her. My heart's warmed to her. "
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